Modern Islam is divided into two main branches: the Sunni and the Shia. These sects share the core beliefs of Islam, but the schism between the two was cemented by the politics of the early Muslim world, and by differing interpretations of the Islamic scripture.

Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis is a two-part graphic novel in which the author recalls growing up in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution and in Europe during the 1980s.

March 20, 2007: Vali Nasr, Professor, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, and author of THE SHIA REVIVAL, discusses Iran's emerging regional role and the escalating tensions between Iran and the United States with anchor Daljit Dhaliwal.

Explore the history of the DRC from Belgian King Leopold II to Joseph Kabila in this photo essay.

Filmmaker, Fred de Sam Lazaro, talks about making "Democracy in the Rough," and the problems he ran into along the way.

See how the children featured in WIDE ANGLE episode "Time for School" are faring now in the "Kid Cards" photo essay.

Students in Long Island watched Back to School and were so moved by the plight of one African student, they decided to take action.

September 5, 2006: Gene Sperling, senior fellow for economic policy and director of the Center for Universal Education at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the global effort to achieve a free education for every child in the world by 2015 with anchor Daljit Dhaliwal.

Characterizing the racial breakdown of Brazil is even more complex than characterizing that of America.