Yesterday was the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram: Ashura. Despite the fact that all Muslims find significance in Ashura, the commemorative holiday is a major one for Shi’a Muslims. For Shi ...
On the dusty outskirts of Damascus, the dome of the Sayyida Zeinab shrine gleams in the midday sun. It’s covered in nearly 20 pounds of gold that was donated in the 1980s, according to Ahmad Tahir ...
Nearly a thousand years old — the 'first of its kind in Iraq', according to Archnet, and one of the last six standing, according to Iraq Heritage — the distinctive muqarnas-domed mausoleum is now a ...
After the Venezuela Raid, Trump Should Finally Stand Up to Putin No, America Is Not Adopting a ‘Spheres-of-Influence’ Doctrine Yes, We Need a $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Don’t Follow the False Sirens ...
CORDIAL encounters between representatives of different creeds are common enough in the Western world, whether the organisers are universities, governments or NGOs. (In the latter case, inter-faith ...
Oct. 27 (UPI) --At least 15 people in Shiraz, Iran were killed in a terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh Shia Muslim shrine, according to Iranian state news agency Irna. Dozens were wounded. Iran ...
KARBALA, Iraq—The inner sanctum of the Imam Hussein Shrine shines day and night, illuminated by jeweled chandeliers. Their light is reflected in the mirrored domes of the roof, and gleams across the ...
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