Sakina Yusuf Khan writes on Muharram and how it is observedMy friend Neeta is excited about Friday December 17 being a holiday for Muharram She s availing the long weekend to visit her cousin in Luckn ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared in public for the first time since the 12-day war with Israel began.

Naim Qassem says his group will not surrender or lay down weapons in response to Israeli threats, despite pressure on the ...

Iran' s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the eve of Ashoura.

Thousands participated in Srinagar’s Ashura procession amid tight security. LG Manoj Sinha offered water and a ceremonial ...

With the onset of Muharram, Muslims worldwide commemorate the Battle of Karbala. The battle was fought on the 10th of ...

Shia pilgrims from Syria and abroad used to flock to the Sayyida Zeinab shrine outside of Damascus every year to commemorate Ashoura, a solemn day marking the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet ...

Yaum-e-Ashura (also written as Youm-e-Ashura) is the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.

It's assumed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spent the last weeks sequestered in a bunker for his safety following ...

Lebanon's Shiite Muslims on Sunday gathered to mark the religious event of Ashura for the first time since Israel's war last ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad.