Aleem Maqbool joined pilgrims in Karbala for a rare look inside the mosque It is a privilege to do this work. I kept thinking that as we travelled along the road from Baghdad, to the city of Karbala.

More than a thousand years ago, a small group, including women and children, fearing bloodshed in the sanctified city of Makkah began an arduous journey to Kufa, more a city of deception than a mirage ...

KARBALA, Iraq - The shrine of Imam Hussein has long been known as the holiest site in Shia Islam, after Mecca, Medina and the Al-Aqsa compound, which they share with Sunni Muslims. It marks the site ...

There is history and then there is the memory of history. While history is preserved in annals, its memory comes down to generations through the interplay of culture, traditions and oral accounts.

Militia violence has driven antigovernment protesters underground and shaken Karbala, a city of gold-domed Shiite shrines. By Jane Arraf KARBALA, Iraq — One night in May, Samira Abbas Kadhim was up ...

The book "Qesse-ye Karbala" (Story of Karbala), published by Shahid Kazemi Publications, is a biography of Imam Hussein (AS). Written by Mehdi Ghazali, it covers the life of Imam Hussein from his ...

The great Muslim city of central Iraq is the place where al-Husain, Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, was martyred in AD680. Al-Husain had claimed the right to rule the Muslim world but his tiny army was ...

(The Conversation) — Every year, Shiite Muslims mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussain with a mourning period that lasts a total of 50 days. Ashura, the tenth day of the Islamic month ...

It is a privilege to do this work. I kept thinking that as we travelled along the road from Baghdad, to the city of Karbala. Just like Bethlehem and Nazareth for Christians, Karbala is one of those ...