Durru Shehvar Sultan, daughter of the exiled Ottoman Caliph, grew up in France before marrying the eldest son of India’s ...

Shiite Islam offers Iranians a standard it views as just. Iran calls itself an Islamic republic. Many Iranians may appreciate ...

Each year, the thick, porridge-like soup is made in a large, communal pot with sometimes dozens of cooks taking part in the ...

Moreover, Karbala is never meant for personal gain and political motives, so it is totally misgiving that Hazrat Imam Hussain ...

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic lunar Hijri calendar (Hijirah, because the Prophet began his migration on that day, thereby giving the name Hijri to the calendar), to the city of Yathrib, ...

Ashura 2025 falls on July 6, marking a day of deep spiritual significance for Muslims, observed differently by Sunni and Shia ...

The video is from the Hosseini Infants Ceremony, an annual ritual held on the first Friday of the Islamic month of Muharram.

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Iranian artist Hassan Ruholamin has unveiled three new paintings commemorating the events of Ashura, marking the martyrdom of ...

The imagery of Karbala has also permeated modern political and revolutionary literature. During the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran, Karbala’s symbolism was frequently invoked. The slogan “Every ...