KARACHI: Out in the distance, the alam faltered. But Abbas, the alamdaar (standard-bearer), would ensure that his body hit the ground before the alam did. But it never came crashing down. That defiant ...

Pakistan, June 26 -- The Battle of Karbala, fought in 680 AD on the 10th of Muharram, remains one of the most emotionally profound and symbolically significant events in Islamic history.

MARSIYA, or elegy, is derived from an Arabic word which means ‘to mourn the dead and eulogise them’. With the word marsiya, one naturally thinks of the martyrs of Karbala, but the ones that bewail and ...

Despite its importance for the Shia and other Muslims, the story of the death of Imam Hussein (AS) at Karbala in 680 is clearly under-researched. So, for example, except for Borrut (2015) hardly any ...

As I observed the roza of the Prophet Mohmmad's (PBUH) grandson Imam Hussain in Karbala, it seemed surreal that I was actually here. People visiting the haram can do as they please – eat, sleep, walk, ...

The book "Qesse-ye Karbala" (Story of Karbala), published by Shahid Kazemi Publications, is a biography of Imam Hussein (AS). Written by Mehdi Ghazali, it covers the life of Imam Hussein from his ...

EdRAAK, in collaboration with Mashq-e-Arba’een, inaugurated “Tiflaan-e-Karbala: Children of Karbala – A Tribute Through Art”, a month-long programme designed to engage children in creative expressions ...

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Old men push wives in wheelchairs. Mothers manoeuvre overloaded baby buggies. The Iraqis among them mainly come on foot, in long columns beside the main highway, southwards from Baghdad, and westwards ...