Shia Muslims across the world took part in processions, on Sunday, prior to observing Ashura. As part of the procession, they took part in self-flagellations and walked on burning coals. Ashura, a ...

Ashura is a day of commemoration in Islam and holds great significance for Muslims across the world. It falls on the 10th of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar, carrying spiritual and ...

Azerbaijan's faithful gathered for the commemoration of Ashura, one of the holiest days on the calendar of Shia Islam, amid a period of heightened tension between the staunchly secular government and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Day of Ashura is an Islamic holiday that occurs on the 10th day of ...

Armina Rizvi says the parallels are uncanny. As someone who has commemorated Ashura since she was a child, Rizvi says the story's relevance to the events currently unfolding in Gaza, 10 months after ...

Nasim Amiri quit his job selling vegetables to take up arms to defend his local mosque in Kabul, one of hundreds of civilians recruited to protect Shia religious sites ahead of a key Islamic holy day.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People in Iran marked Ashura on Monday - the biggest event in the Shi'ite Muslim calendar. LeBron James on his relationship with ...

A gunman wearing an Afghan National Security Forces uniform opened fire on Shia mourners at Kabul’s landmark Sakhi Shrine on Wednesday, killing 18 people and wounding 54. The attack on members of the ...

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is a period of mourning for Shia Muslims. During the month they commemorate the death of Husain, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Shia ...