BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in the Iraqi city of Karbala for Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...

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Kabul, AFGHANISTAN -- A brutal attack claimed by the Islamic State group devastated a two-story Shiite Muslim cultural center in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 41 people and wounding ...

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Rule by the minority Muslim sect is rare in history, but two premodern dynasties help explain Iran. (This is part three of a four-part series on Shiite Islam and the Iranian regime. Please click here ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) Each year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place in Iraq to remember Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. Before the pandemic, this event reportedly drew ...