THE Day of Ashura is a holy festival of remembrance in Islam, dating back 1,300 years to events that followed the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Here, we take a closer look at the festival of Ashura, ...

The collection of fifteen huge posters created by Ali Vazirian features the tragedy of Ashura variously through letters, paintings, calligraphy and graphic designs. “These posters are the outcome of ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Hundreds of Arabic- and Azeri-speaking women convened at Iran’s Imam Reza Shrine to commemorate Ashura and reflect on the role of women in preserving Islamic teachings. On Wednesday, ...

Muslims worldwide commemorate Ashura today, Thursday, a date which divides Sunni and Shia Muslims. 23 Muslims were murdered in Iraq yesterday, because of this day and its heavy symbolism, and millions ...

In Arabic, Arbaeen means the 40th day and 20th of Safar, which is 40 days after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH) on the Day of Ashura, which is called Arbaeen al-Husseini or simply Arbaeen.