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Shiite Muslims in Mideast mark the solemn holy day of Ashoura
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMourners participate in a procession commemorating Ashoura in Tehran on Monday. (Vahid Salemi /...
Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMillions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday...
Wofford professors: Israeli ground invasion in Gaza Strip could spark escalation
Spartanburg Herald-Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThree Wofford College professors tracking Israel's war with Hamas say the U.S. probably will not...
Opinion: Who will be the winner in this terrible conflict?
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIran, which for years has supported Hamas with money and weapons, has a strong stake in how this...
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,...
Iranian Kaaba replica built for hajj preparation
AFP via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAs Muslims around the world embarked on the annual hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, a video made the rounds in Facebook and TikTok posts that...
Iraqi president says country now peaceful, life is returning
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly 20 years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by U.S.-led forces, Iraqi President Abdul...
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...
Why US troops remain in Iraq 20 years after 'shock and awe'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwenty years after the U.S. invaded Iraq — in blinding explosions of shock and awe — American forces...
Thousands of mourners in Islamabad attend funeral for Pakistani cleric gunned down in broad daylight
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThousands of mourners attended a funeral Saturday for a Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric gunned down in...