Millions of Shiite Muslims packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday on their annual pilgrim to mark the death ...

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They were on their way to Karbala in Iraq to take part in the ‘Arbaeen’ pilgrimage, which is held every year to commemorate the death of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.

Najaf is an ancient town. It was historically part of the Babylonian civilisation of Mesopotamia. It is said that many ...

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 ...

The pilgrims were travelling from the Sindh province in Pakistan to Iraq's holy city of Karbala to commemorate one of the biggest events in the Shia calendar. Around 50 people are believed to have ...

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

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Iraq has announced to restore the suspended visas of Pakistani Zaireen travelling to Karbala for Chehlum of Imam Hussain (RA). In a statement on Monday, Iraqi embassy in Islamabad also announced to ...

In a unique workshop at Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad, northeast Iran, around 500 thousand prayer turbahs are produced and repaired each year. These turbahs are mostly made from the soil of Karbala.

Since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20), till December 6, volunteer physicians have provided free ...

Emphasizing on early signing of pilgrim agreement, the Interior Minister said millions of pilgrims visit Karbala, Baghdad and Najaf every year and this agreement will provide the best facilities to ...