Explores the relationship between Sunnis and Shi'is as expressed in the shrines of the 'Alids. Though the headlines of today's newspapers suggest that the rift between Sunnis and Shi'is is eternal, th
The first illustrated, architectural history of the 'Alid shrines, increasingly endangered by the conflict in SyriaThe 'Alids (descendants of the Prophet Muhammad) are among the most revered figures i
