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While women participate actively in janazah prayers and other mourning rituals, their physical presence at the burial site is ...

Doha: As part of its new scholarly initiative, the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has published the first book in its Bringing Islamic ...

Muslim African-American women in the U.S. sometimes wear a hijab to signal their religious affiliation. They also want to dispel the assumption that all African-Americans are Christians, and that only ...

One of the most important evidences relied upon by those who consider it recommended to exchange greetings for the Hijri New ...

After a viral video showing Indian-origin New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani eating with his hands triggered a debate, ...

The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain Ibn Ali (RA), the beloved grandson of Prophet Hazrat ...

Journalists at LeMan are in fear for their lives after the Turkish satirical magazine published cartoons appearing to depict ...

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 ...

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.

Shiite neighborhoods in Damascus commemorate Ashoura quietly after Assad's ouster Shiite pilgrims from Syria and abroad used to flock to the Sayyida Zeinab shrine outside of Damascus every year to ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad. Once bustling with pilgrims, the Sayyida Zeinab shrine area is now subdued, ...