KARBALA, Iraq - It is the most impassioned day of the year for Shiite Muslims - Ashoura, when one of the faith's most revered figures, Imam Hussein, was martyred in battle. Hundreds of thousands of ...
Every year, millions of Muslims visit Imam Hussain ibn Ali's shrine in Karbala. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is considered sacred by Muslims around the world. The onset of the ...
(AP) It is the most impassioned day of the year for Shiite Muslims Ashoura, when one of the faith’s most revered figures, Imam Hussein, was martyred in battle. Hundreds of thousands of Shiites who ...