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Shiite Muslims are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith.

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Saturday said that Iraq is witnessing one of the most difficult political crises since 2003, but affirmed determination to overcome it. “We keep no secret from our people that Iraq is passing through a political crisis that could be one of the most difficult…

Each year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place in Iraq to remember Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. Before the pandemic, this event reportedly drew more than 30 million people, but in recent years participation declined to more than 14 million. This procession from Najaf to Karbala, where Hussein…

Millions of Shiite Muslims, from Iran to Afghanistan and Pakistan, are marking the festival of Ashoura

Residents of the impoverished Baghdad suburb of Sadr City say they they support an influential Shiite cleric who called on thousands of his followers to storm Iraq's parliament

After 21 days of non-stop work, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated the Imam Hussein Mosque in central Cairo.