Rising temperatures and melting glaciers are altering the ways humans pray and threatening the existence of sacred traditions ...

Every year, millions of Shia Muslim pilgrims travel to Karbala for Ashura, which falls on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is marked with mourning rituals ...

While they are central to the mourning rituals, their experiences and contributions ... women find solace and strength in the collective memory of Karbala. This communal solidarity is a source ...

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