KARACHI – A political party is responsible for Ashura 2009 blast on December 28, said a joint investigation team (JIT) report, after an activist of party told the police during an investigation, ...

Imam Marwan Sarwar Gill, Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Argentina, told Newsweek that "Ashura" means "tenth" in Arabic. Ashura is marked by Sunni Muslims with voluntary days of ...

Ashura ceremonies mark the death in battle of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad The day of Ashura is marked by Muslims as a whole, but for Shia Muslims it is a major religious ...

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 dreamt ...

The Day of Ashura is an Islamic holiday that occurs on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The lunar calendar is also known as the or Hijri and has been used for ...

As Shia communities around the world mark Ashura, the image of the festival in Iran has become one of scenes of black-clad mourners and grief. As BBC Persian's Siavash Ardalan reports, this is part of ...

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