Around 3,000 Shia pilgrims from India had almost given up hopes of being able to go to Iran-Iraq for Muharram this year, due ...

In Iraq for the past two years, Ashura has been a day of violence, with more than 200 Shiite deaths at the hands of Sunni attackers. World. Iraq's Shiites Mark Holy Day of Ashura.

Rising tensions between Iran and Israel have forced a group of 30 Shia pilgrims from Hyderabad to postpone their annual ...

Until last year, Saddam Hussein had banned all Ashura celebrations in Iraq. Considering the fact that he was a Sunni despot ruthlessly oppressing a Shiite majority, this was probably a wise decision.

The commemoration of Ashura, arguably the holiest day on the Shiite Muslim calendar, passed without significant violence in Iraq Sunday. CNN values your feedback 1.

The Day of Ashura was the day that Prophet Moses and the Children of Israel managed to flee from Pharaoh. It was also the day that Hussein ibn Ali died in battle, in Karbala, Iraq, in A.D. 680.

DW. Self-flagellation during Ashura commemorations in Iraq. Posted: July 19, 2024 | Last updated: August 27, 2024. It is a significant period of mourning for Shiite Muslims, marking the seventh ...

Shiite pilgrims pray outside the shrine of Imam Hussein (back) during Ashura, a 10-day period commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein, in Iraq's holy ...

Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims on Tuesday marked the festival of Ashura in Iraq's holy city of Karbala, the burial place of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.

When Zainab Albadri first set foot in Karbala in Iraq, she was overcome with peace and contentment. But the feeling was followed by a sense of overwhelming grief. As a young girl, she'd always ...

The commemoration of Ashura, arguably the holiest day on the Shiite Muslim calendar, passed without significant violence in Iraq Sunday. The peace was a marked contrast to the last eight years in ...