The Tuesday death of the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims, and the Wednesday ...

The history of this small Shiite sect includes assassinations, persecution, and periods of adherence to pluralism. This is the second of a two-part series on Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. To ...

This was originally featured in the Houston Chronicle's HouWeAre newsletter about race, culture and identity. You can sign up here. Many of us outside of the Islamic faith may think only of the ...

PARIS — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in ...

The Ismaili Center, Houston held an opening ceremony on Nov. 6, 2025. It is expected to open to the public in December. Overlooking Buffalo Bayou, Houston's Ismaili Center hosted an opening ceremony ...

But it is run by one of the Muslim world’s smallest sects. This is the first of a two-part series on Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. The second story will provide background on the Shiite sect ...

Two women were stabbed to death in an Ismaili Muslim Center in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday. Police shot and injured the man suspected of attacking the women. According to The Associated Press, the ...

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes into ...

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate, and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes into ...

LISBON, Portugal — Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death of his father. The 53-year-old was ...