How To Speak Up For The Shias At My Masjid During Ramadan? Options

[Nazia1987]

I have posted before that as my small campus masjid, there was a falling out between Sunni and Shia. Now only Sunni attend that masjid, and on Ramadan as well its only Sunni who show up. I don't consider myself Sunni or Shia though everyone at the masjid assumes I am Sunni I suppose.

The topic of Shia comes up a lot at Ramadan. The girls say, how in their home country Shia are not considered Muslim. They say Shia take Ali as prophet and other things. But when I talked to Shia they said this is not true.

How do I stand up for Shia to my Sunni friends when these conversations come? I am not educated enough about Islam and especially about Shia beliefs I feel to do this? But when they bring up the topic this Ramadan I want to be able to say, "no this is not how Shia actually believe." I think somebody should stand up instead of letting the false information spread!

What should I say/do??

[Nazia1987]

the reason why i say is because perhaps they truly don't know?? I mean if somebody has been told their entire life that "shia are not real Muslims because they think Ali is a prophet" maybe they have never heard that it is not true.