Every year, I am asked as an American Shiite Muslim the same question by non-Muslims and Sunni Muslims: Why do you beat your chest to mourn for the death of the Muhammad's grandson, Husayn, in the ...

Ashura Day is the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar. For Shiites, who make up 15 percent of the global Muslim community, it marks the climax to the Remembrance of Muharram and commemorates ...

Husayn’s father, Ali bin abi Talib, is buried at Najaf, 190km south of the capital and 80km from Karbala. One common Iraqi custom during that season is to make a pilgrimage from the Iraqi city ...

Muharram 2023 will be an important time for many Muslims across the world as they commemorate the Battle of Karbala and remember Imam Husayn’s sacrifice. Muharram 2023: Know the significance of ...

A sense of injustice pervades Karbala. The great Muslim city of central Iraq is the place where al-Husayn, Prophet Muhammad's grandson, was martyred in AD680. Al-Husayn had claimed the right to ...