The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sunni-islam/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:15:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Sunni Islam | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sunni-islam/ 32 32 Islamic State attacks still claiming Iraqi lives five years after defeat https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-state-attacks-still-claiming-iraqi-lives-five-years-after-defeat/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:35:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2929720 Security forces struggle to prevent periodic assaults by Sunni terror group while authorities strive to prevent violence boiling into conflict between Sunni and Shiite communities

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]]> Hamas praises Taliban for causing American ‘downfall’ in Afghanistan https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-praises-taliban-for-causing-american-downfall-in-afghanistan/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:58:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=2600726 Senior official in terror group lauds Afghan Islamists for rejecting US 'compromises,' democracy, and elections; PLO official in Ramallah condemns 'dark and brutal' Taliban

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]]> Saudi-hosted Islamic forum defangs Iran’s regional influence https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-hosted-islamic-forum-defangs-irans-regional-influence/ Sat, 14 Aug 2021 16:27:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2599378 The Saudi-based Muslim World League brokered an agreement between Iraq’s top Sunni and Shia religious leaders, establishing a bulwark against cross-sectarian hostilities

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]]> 3 Iranian intelligence agents die in operation in southeast, state TV says https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-iranian-intelligence-agents-die-in-operation-in-southeast-state-tv-says/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:55:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2490310 Operation reportedly targeted organized crime; area is also where a Sunni separatist group affiliated with al-Qaeda often operates

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]]> Egyptian court orders ban on ‘anti-Islam’ broadcast https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-court-orders-ban-on-anti-islam-broadcast/ Sun, 29 Oct 2017 18:17:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1720175 Country's highest religious authority calls for cancellation of show presented by controversial intellectual reformer Islam Behairy

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]]> Rouhani says Friday’s Iran election ‘historical decision’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rouhani-says-upcoming-iran-election-historical-decision/ Sat, 13 May 2017 18:07:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1618309 President says Tehran wants 'constructive communication' with the world, tells voters to choose between peace and tensions

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]]> Egypt university head replaced after calling Muslim reformer ‘apostate’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-university-head-replaced-after-calling-muslim-reformer-apostate/ Sat, 06 May 2017 14:08:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1613591 Ahmed Hosni Taha had apologized for comments against Islam al-Behairy, who has attacked religious books and Sunni scholars

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]]> US looks to form Arab alliance against Iran — report https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-looks-to-form-arab-alliance-against-iran-report/ Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:51:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1562550 Trump administration said in talks to form NATO-like group of Sunni nations that would share intel with US, Israel

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]]> Is the solution to pan-Arabism simply to rethink our concept of borders? https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-the-solution-to-pan-arabism-simply-to-rethink-our-concept-of-borders/ Sat, 04 Feb 2017 11:15:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1533783 Middle East scholar Geneive Abdo claims that sectarian strife in the world's most complex region is due to theological rifts -- and one fundamental Western misunderstanding

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]]> On PM’s visit to Asian Muslim states, a not-so-subtle message to the Arab world https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-pm-visit-to-asian-muslim-states-a-not-so-subtle-message-to-the-arab-world/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:22:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1521095 Netanyahu sees his trip to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan as a model for warming relations, but the two countries he toured are atypical in their approach to Islam

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]]> Palestinian supporter of Shiite Islamism killed in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-supporter-of-shiite-islamism-killed-in-gaza/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 20:21:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1496212 Hamas-run police say they're investigating killing of Mithqal al-Salmi, 35, near his home

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]]> Iraqi forces pause Mosul advance after a day of fighting https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-forces-pause-mosul-advance-after-a-day-of-fighting/ Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:49:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1481517 Complex battle for Islamic State-held city, the country's second-largest, is expected to last weeks or months

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]]> Iran arrests 11 over suspected IS suicide bombing plot https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-arrests-11-over-suspected-is-suicide-bombing-plot/ Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:23:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1480017 Authorities say they seized large quantities of explosives intended for use in attack

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]]> Polygamy and divorce on the rise in war-torn Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/polygamy-and-divorce-on-the-rise-in-war-torn-syria/ Mon, 12 Sep 2016 05:40:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1460823 Thousands of men dying in civil war or abandoning wives leads to remarriage for financial and social benefits

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]]> Iran impedes citizens from hajj amid spat with Saudis https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-impedes-citizens-from-hajj-amid-spat-with-saudis/ Fri, 03 Jun 2016 06:31:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1403411 After hundreds of Iranians killed in 2015 Mecca stampede, Tehran demanded additional security for pilgrims

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