Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims defied the threat of jihadist attacks from Islamic State and thronged to the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Saturday for the climax of annual Arbaeen mourning ...

Sunni and Shia muslims: Islam's 1,400-year-old divide explained. The divisions date back to the years immediately after the Prophet Mohammed’s death. John Hall. Monday 04 January 2016 15:18 GMT.