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Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoMillions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday...
How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual tradition
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShiite women prepare to march in the inaugural Ashoura procession in a neighborhood of Arusha,...
How ethnic and religious divides in Afghanistan are contributing to violence against minorities
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA powerful explosion Oct. 8, 2021, in a mosque in northern Afghanistan left several dead AP...
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader urges Muslims to 'punish' Quran desecrators if governments fail to do so
Associated Press via AOL· 10 months agoThe leader of Lebanon’s Shiite militant group Hezbollah said Saturday that if governments of...
Shiite Muslims in Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan mark Ashoura
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShiites in Iraq, Lebanon and Pakistan chanted, paraded and beat their chests on Tuesday as they...
A blast kills at least 4 people and injures others in a Shiite neighborhood of the Afghan capital
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe death toll from an explosion in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital...
Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 15 dead
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting...
Attack on Rushdie shows divisions among Lebanese Shiites
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe stabbing of author Salman Rushdie has laid bare divisions in Lebanon's Shiite Muslim community,...
Albuquerque works to shed fears, cope after suspect in Muslim killing spree was one of their own
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoALBUQUERQUE – It's sometimes a home away from home for Muslim students. Other times it's a refuge...
Marriage of Suspect’s Daughter Eyed in Albuquerque Slayings
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTony Shi PhotographyPolice said Tuesday that they were investigating whether a string of murders...