An Iraqi man prays on the tomb of an unknown person at a cemetery in the central city of Karbala. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims are mainly expressed through different religious ...

Speaking at the founding conference of the Karbala Tribal Council on Saturday, al-Maliki claimed that followers of Ahl ...

Shia Muslims and lovers of Holy Ahlul Bayt across the world are celebrating the auspicious birth anniversary of Hazrat Abul ...

Arbaeen, which means 40 in Arabic, is one of the world’s biggest religious gatherings and a major event for Shia Muslims, who are the majority in Iraq and Iran. Karbala, where Hussein and his ...

How tuk-tuks are saving lives in the Iraq protests But a source in Karbala told the BBC that one of the dead was a guard at a nearby Shia shrine who happened to be passing by. The source also said ...

Allama Hasan Zafar Naqvi during his visit to Lahore said: it is surprising that the government and law enforcement agencies are unable to control a handful of terrorists.

shows the scene of Karbala, where Hazrat Imam Hussain was martyred.” He has expressed deep objection to the controversy and accused it of hurting the religious sentiments of the Shia community.

He also highlighted the continued threat posed by remnants of ISIS and the dissolved Baath Party, warning that they serve as ...

For the first time in Iraqi universities, the Department of Nahj al-Balagha and Islamic Education was launched in a ceremony ...

Zaynab is sister of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam who was massacred along with his family and followers in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD. Following the battle, Lady Zaynab, along with other ...