- Islam - Shi'a
Historical backgrounder on Shi'a Islam.
www.wsu.edu/~dee/ISLAM/SHIA.HTM
- ShiahWorld
Discussion forum on Shia and Shia'ism.
www.shiahworld.com
- Sectarianism: Sunnis and Shi`ites
Notes by Saundra Lipton for the University of Calgary's Religious Studies Course. Includes history of the caliphate, the split between shi'a and sunna, and the two major movements in Shia'ism.
www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/I_Transp/IO6_Shia.html
- Infoplease: Shiites
General overview of the second largest branch of Islam.
www.infoplease.com/cgi-bin/id/A0844916.html
- Shia Islam in Iran
Provides distinctive beliefs and more resources.
www.1upinfo.com/country-guide-study/iran/iran70.html
- Practice and Faith of Islam: Shi'ism
Directory of sites and articles about Shia Islam.
www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/shiism.html
- Encyclopaededia of the Orient: Shi'i Islam
Overview of Shi'i Islam with a diagram of its various sects.
www.lexicorient.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct-frame.pl?http://i-cias.com/e.o/shii.h...
- About com: Shia Islam
Discusses the many facets of the faith.
atheism.miningco.com/library/FAQs/islam/countries/bl_IraqIslamShia.htm
- A Shi'ite Anthology
A Shi'ite Anthology by Allamah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i with selected translations by William C. Chittick of Twelver Shi'i hadith texts.
www.al-islam.org/anthology/index.htm
- Shi'ites Under Attack
Digital reproduction of the book by Shaykh Muhammad Jawad Chirri.
www.al-islam.org/underattack
- Shi'a Islam
General overview of Shi'a Islam with links to doctrines, history, and bibliography. Features a clickable diagram of the various schools of thought within Shi'a.
philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/islam/shia
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