Every year, millions of pilgrims descend on the central Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate the Shiite holiday of Arbaeen, one of the largest organized gatherings in the world. Credit... Supported by ...
Shiite Muslim worshippers pray inside the holy shrine of Imam Abbas to mark the Muslim festival of Arbaeen in Karbala, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. The holiday marks the end of the forty day mourning ...
January and February 2025 are usually cold and dreary months in our area, but within these months are days, in which specific personalities are celebrated with warm reverence, such as President ...
Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. A health worker sprays disinfectant to sanitize the inside of the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during Muharram ...
Imam Abbas, head of education at the semi-official Indonesian Council of Muslim Scholars argued that Valentine's Day "is not compatible with our nation's culture and religious tenets." o oge okonkwo ...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in the Iraqi city of Karbala for Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...
American AC-130 gunships and tanks battled militiamen near shrines in the Shiite holy city Karbala, and fighting was heavy in two other towns south of Baghdad. In Karbala, the U.S. military said it ...
An Indonesian cleric has said Muslims shouldn't celebrate Valentine's Day because it "glorifies promiscuity". Islamic cleric, Anwar Abbas made the statement after the sale of gift chocolates raised ...