Allies of the new Syrian government and other non-state actors have continued violence and discrimination against Christians ...

With the onset of Muharram, Muslims worldwide commemorate the Battle of Karbala. The battle was fought on the 10th of ...

In Hyderabad’s centuries-old Imambargahs, mourners gather to perform sacred Muharram rituals steeped in devotion, grief and ...

Saddam Hussein could have changed everything. In an ironic twist, the Iraqi dictator responsible for countless deaths across ...

One of the notable points in this year’s grand Tuwairaj mourning ceremony was the presence of numerous pictures of Leader of ...

The United Nations’ envoy to Iraq announced the organization’s support for the nomination of the holy city of Karbala as the ...

Shia pilgrims from Syria and abroad used to flock to the Sayyida Zeinab shrine outside of Damascus every year to commemorate Ashoura, a solemn day marking the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet ...

The Sayyida Zeinab shrine, a sacred site for Shia pilgrims, sees a restrained Ashoura commemoration following regime changes ...

From humble pre-Partition origins, and born out of unwavering devotion, Karachi’s earliest imambargahs organically evolved ...

In one of the most difficult places on earth to openly practice the Christian faith, there are glimpses of hope ...

He has spent the last weeks sequestered in a bunker, it is assumed, for his safety following numerous death threats from ...