Fourteen centuries later, the message of Karbala continues to shape the worldview of Shia communities across the globe. It teaches that injustice must be confronted, even when resistance appears ...

From Karbala's sacrifice to modern warfare, martyrdom remains Iran's source of strength and resistance amid the ongoing war ...

KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims have packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein who became a ...

Shiite Muslim devotees at the tomb of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, in Iraq's central holy city of Karbala — Hussein Faleh Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims massed at the ...

Expressing religious freedom in a way banned under Saddam Hussein, nearly a million Shiites from around the world gathered in the streets of Karbala on Monday to lash their backs with chains and slice ...

KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of Shiite Muslims packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, who became a ...

To much of the Western world, the killing of Ali Khamenei will register as a strategic event. A successful strike. A leader was eliminated. The balance of power recalibrated. Across much of the Shia ...

2004-03-03 04:00:00 PDT Karbala, Iraq-- Blood streaming down their foreheads, rows of men in white robes strode past throngs of believers in the enormous plaza of the Imam Hussein shrine in this holy ...