DEVOUT Shiite Muslims have covered themselves in blood from self-inflicted wounds as they mark Ashura, one of the holiest days in their calendar. Ashura is the 10th day of the mourning month of ...

The exhibition, featuring 56 posters and organized by the Visual Arts Department of Iran's Art Bureau of the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization, will showcase artistic works related to Ashura ...

Myanmar Shia Muslims flog themselves during a ceremony to mark the festival of Ashura outside their mosque Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 in Yangon, Myanmar. Shia Muslim devotees recite prayers, flagellate ...

US Envoy Tom Barrack in Beirut speaks about the US using influence to achieve its goals in the region. In early July, Lebanese security forces raided a Beirut neighborhood after Hezbollah-affiliated ...

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Muslims across the world shed their own blood in public yesterday to mark the annual Ashura festival. The ceremony is an important event on the religious calendar for Shia worshippers and commemorates ...