The crowdfunding campaign, organized by a group going be “Blood Covenant,” comes after multiple radical Iranian clerics ...

The previous articles centered on the origins of Shiite Islam and its political history to examine the Shiite basis for ...

Shiite Islam offers Iranians a standard it views as just. Iran calls itself an Islamic republic. Many Iranians may appreciate ...

Various testimonies are available with regard to the intellectual accomplishments of Imam (a.s) in form of statements of ...

On the fifth of the blessed month of Sh'aban, in the year of 38 A.H., Imam Husayn's (A.S.) wife gave birth to her son. Upon ...

Sakina Yusuf Khan writes on Muharram and how it is observedMy friend Neeta is excited about Friday December 17 being a holiday for Muharram She s availing the long weekend to visit her cousin in Luckn ...

Tazias, intricately crafted miniature replicas symbolising the tomb of Imam Hussain, are an integral part of the processions.

I ran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made his first public appearance since the start of Iran's conflict with ...

Shia Muslims associate Tasu'a, observed on the ninth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, with Hazrat Abbas (PBUH), ...

Tasu'a in the Islamic calendar refers to the ninth day of Muharram. A day before Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his true companions ...

Ameer, a Saudi calligrapher, is deeply passionate about the art of Arabic calligraphy. In this series, he begins by walking us through the history and evolution of the script. “It is considered one of ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He is a powerful figure in the Middle East ...