A collection of 40 posters selected from the previous editions of the Ashura Art Exhibit held annually at the Art Bureau ... and his companions were martyred in Karbala in 680 CE. “This year we ...

Ashura 2024: The Battle of Karbala The ... In addition to its religious significance, the Battle of Karbala has influenced literature, art, and culture in the Islamic world. Poets, writers ...

The Battle of Karbala or Battle of 'Ashura in which Imam Hussain fought against an army from Kufa on Muharram 10, 61/October 10, 680 who were mercenary soldiers of Yazid b. Mu'awiya, the second ...

This year, millions will gather in the city of Karbala to mark Ashura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram. It's a day that Shiite Muslims see as the occasion to commemorate and mourn ...

Ashura, or “the 10th day,” falls on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. It is the holiest day for Shiites, many of whom make pilgrimages to a shrine in Karbala ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Thousands of Shiite visitors from all around the world turned towards Iraq’s southern city of Karbala for Ashura as temperatures in the southern Iraqi city neared 50 ...

Shiite Muslims take part in a mourning ritual, ahead of Ashura, commemorating the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein, in Iraq's holy city of Karbala.