From the first arrow to the final prayer, the battlefield of Karbala became a memory that time could not bury.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attended a religious gathering on Saturday, according to Iranian state media ...

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Iran for Ashura to commemorate the death of Husayn ibn Ali. This year’s ...

Muharram in Kashmir must be reclaimed as what it truly is: an Indian religious observance, protected by Indian laws, rooted ...

Ashura falls on the 10th of Muharram. It honours the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. The day also marks important historical ...

Iraq’s boundless hospitality is in full force during the celebration—­volunteers provide not only free food and water but also lodging, medical care, and even foot massages at service stations called ...

The video is from the Hosseini Infants Ceremony, an annual ritual held on the first Friday of the Islamic month of Muharram.

Ashura, the 10th day in this month, honors the passing of the third Shia imam and grandson of Muhammad, Husayn ibn Ali. On 10 Muharram 61 AH (10 October 680), Husayn was murdered at the Battle of ...