Lebanon Shiites mark Ashura in show of anti-Israel defiance
Supporters of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah beat their chests as they march during a religious mourning procession on Ashura, in a suburb of Beirut (AFP Photo/ANWAR AMRO)/ Beirut (AFP) - Anti-Israeli chants rang through the streets of a Hezbollah bastion in the Lebanese capital on ...
Iraq stampede kills 31 at Ashura commemorations in Karbala
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Actors dressed as ancient warriors re-enact battle scenes as part of the Ashura commemorations At least 31 people have been killed in a stampede during commemorations for the Shia holy day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala, officials ...
Shia Muslim pilgrims mark Ashura in Iraq's Karbala
Hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims have been marking the holy day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala. Officials said at least 31 people were killed on Thursday in a stampede during a ritual commemorating the martyrdom in battle of the Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in ...
Kashmiris mark Ashura amid tough curfew
26PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 04:26PM ]/ The streets which would otherwise be flooded by mourners on the occasion of Ashura and echoing the name of Hussein are empty and silent. Barbed wires, blockades, and fleets of security forces are maintaining the clampdown in Muslim-majority ...
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Millions of Shia Muslims mark martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein
Shia Muslims across the world, including Iran, mark the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad in Karbala, Iraq. In the ten days leading to Tasu’a and Ashura, cities take on a different look and various ceremonies are held at mosques or special gathering ...
31 die in stampede during Ashura rituals in Iraq
Shia Muslims take part in a mourning procession on the 10th day of the lunar month of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, on September 10, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ At least 31 pilgrims lost their lives and dozens more sustained injuries in a stampede during ...
Pakistan warns of ‘genocide’ in Kashmir, urges UN action
45PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 01:51PM ]/ Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addresses the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, on September 10, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ Pakistan has demanded that the United Nations (UN) launch a probe into the situation in ...
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Afghans hold mourning ceremonies to mark Ashura
48PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 01:48PM ]/ Today is the 10th day of Muharram, called Ashura. This day belongs to Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam, as he sacrificed not only his own life, but also everything he had to resist against the tyrannical government of the time. Now, his followers say ...
India tightens Kashmir lockdown on Ashura
46PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 01:46PM ]/ Indian government forces stop Kashmiri civilians at a checkpoint during heavy restrictions on movements in Srinagar on September 10, 2019, on the 10th day of the holy Islamic month of Muharram. (Photo b AFP)/ India has imposed tighter restrictions on ...
Nasrallah warns: Any war on Iran will spell end of Israel, US regional presence
03AM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:06AM ]/ Secretary General of the Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, gestures as he addresses his supporters via a screen during the religious procession to mark Ashura, in Beirut, Lebanon, September 10, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)/ The head of ...
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Thousands of Lebanese attend Tasu’a ceremonies
57AM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 06:58AM ]/ People from all walks of life dressed in black and attended the Tasu’a mourning ceremonies in the Lebanese capital Beirut to mark the eve of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein. Mourners paid tribute to the third Shia Imam and the grandson of ...
Nigeria government forces kill 3 mourners on Ashura
56AM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:07AM ]/ Government forces in Nigeria have attacked mourners marking the the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) on Ashura, killing at least three people and injuring many others.
Iran plays central role in major resistance camp against US, Israel: Hezbollah chief
Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, delivers a speech on September 9, 2019, the eve of Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) - the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)./ The head of ...
Iranians marking Imam Hussein’s martyrdom
26AM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 04:26AM ]/ Iranians attend a mourning procession in the capital, Tehran, to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam, on September 9, 2019. (Photo by Tasnim News Agency)/ Millions of Iranians are observing Ashura, which ...
Pakistani Muslims mark martyrdom of Imam Hussein
56PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 02:56PM ]/ Shia Muslims march during a procession on the tenth day of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karachi, on September 10, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ Thousands of miles away from the city of Karbala, Pakistani lovers of Hussein Ibn-e-Ali have gathered ...
Iranians attend processions in millions to mark Tasu'a
01PM [Updated: Mon Sep 9, 2019 05:06PM ]/ Millions of Iranians have taken part in nationwide processions on Tasu'a, the 9th day of the Muslim month of Muharram, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain, the third Shia imam. Shia Muslims hold mourning ceremonies during the first 10 ...
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Iranians attend processions in millions to mark Tasu'a
Thousands attend Muhrram processions on September 8, 2019 in the Iranian city of Zanjan to honor Abbas ibn Ali, Imam Hussein's half-brother, who made great sacrifices during the Battle of Karbala to protect the imam and his family. (Photo by Fars News)/ Millions of Iranians are partaking in ...
Iraq's Shia Muslims commemorate Ashura
04PM [Updated: Mon Sep 9, 2019 04:04PM ]/ Iraqi Shiites in costumes re-enact events of Ashura in the central city of Karbala on September 8, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ Tens of thousands of Shia pilgrims gathered amongst heightened security on Monday (September 9) in Karbala to commemorate Ashura. ...
