- Renamed "Imam Ali Mosque" to "Imam Ali Shrine"

- Added Imam Hussain Shrine to Karbala. When held by Shias, this special building gives:
+3 Monthly Piety, +5% Lifestyle XP Gain, +50% Faith Devotion Impact, +5 Same Faith Opinion, +15% County Tax, +25% County Development Growth, +10% Monthly Control Change.

- Changed faith in Karbala to Imami, or Twelver Shia Islam, the most widespread sect of Shias today.

- Respectful representation of the Ahlul Bayt within the family tree.

- Greatly expanded Bedouin culture name list
- Greatly expanded Mashriqi culture name list
- Greatly expanded Egyptian culture name list
- Greatly expanded Levantine culture name list

- Sects of Islam with the 'Shia' doctrine in place for the succession of the Prophet (pbuh) have had the holy sites of Damascus/Baghdad replaced with Karbala. When held, Karbala provides +2 Prowess to Shias, as well as a +4 maximum combat roll.
- The Bedouin culture's name list, as well as the general Muslim name list has been expanded with real, period-accurate Arab and Muslim names.

- ICON ADDED!!!