This audio slideshow explains how Shia Islam originated, and how the faith's roots are honored through ritual and reflected in the modern world's events. Provides a brief look at the Sunni-Shi'ite conflict in Iraq. [5:02]

The video lesson from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking a high school or college level world history course. This section discusses the schism that occurred to create two types of Islam. This is the second segment of...

The video lesson from Khan Academy is intended for students who are taking a high school or college level world history course. This section provides an introduction to the Sunni and Shia schism that formed in Islam after the death of...