Considered one of the holiest months of the Islamic calendar, Muharram is observed by Muslims worldwide and holds deep spiritual significance for the community. Muharram, the first month of the ...

Shiite neighborhoods in Damascus commemorate Ashoura quietly after Assad's ouster - Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus ...

This year, Muharram began on June 27, with Ashura falling on the 10th day. Know the correct date, history and significance.

Believing Muslims say we should have faith in the Quran because Allah literally spoke it to the angel Jibreel, who in turn ...

Sunni vs Shia Muslims: What led to the divide? After the death of Prophet Mohammad in 632 A.D., a strong disagreement among the followers of Islam emerged on who should succeed Prophet Mohammad ...

No one knows how many unarmed Alawites were killed in Syria between March 6 and 10, but University of Oklahoma Middle East studies professor Joshua Landis estimates more than 3000. Analysis.

Muslims participating in a mourning ritual in Basra, Iraq on August 5, 2022, in the lead-up to Ashura Getty images. It marks two significant events and is observed differently by Sunni and Shia ...

Sunni and Shia muslims: Islam's 1,400-year-old divide explained. The divisions date back to the years immediately after the Prophet Mohammed’s death. John Hall. Monday 04 January 2016 15:18 GMT.

The ayatollahs adopted the Muslim Brotherhood’s worldview to make the destruction of the Jewish state the regime’s holy cause. The Shia leadership in Najaf now has the chance to return the Shia world ...

In 1979, Iranians took to the streets seeking a regime change in what is still called the Islamic revolution, headed by ...