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The day of Ashura is the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, and it is a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD.

On the occasion of Muharram and martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), his household and companions, the third street exhibition on Ashura was held in Kabul, Afghanistan.
News ID: 1472163    Publish Date : 2014/11/11

Bahrain’s leading Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassem condemned the recent attack on a mourning procession in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
News ID: 1470728    Publish Date : 2014/11/08

On the tenth night of Muharram (November 3) which marked the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his household and companions, various Quran reading sessions were held in the holy city of Karbala.
News ID: 1470491    Publish Date : 2014/11/05

During a rally commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) in the battle of Karbala, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed that the Takfiris will be defeated and what has happened so far in Syria is a victory.
News ID: 1470210    Publish Date : 2014/11/05

For centuries, Shia Muslims have commemorated Ashura, a holy day that recalls a battle in 7th-Century Iraq between an unjust ruler and Imam Hussein, the grandson of Islam's Holy Prophet (PBUH).
News ID: 1470148    Publish Date : 2014/11/05

A suicide bombing targeting a major Shiite event in northeast Nigeria on Monday killed 15 people and injured some 50 others in a city repeatedly attack by the extremist group Boko Haram, a local cleric said.
News ID: 1470138    Publish Date : 2014/11/05

Shia Muslims around the world held mourning processions and ceremonies on Tuesday to commemorate the martyrdom of the third Imam (AS).
News ID: 1470134    Publish Date : 2014/11/05

Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said that the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has deployed around 33,000 troops of army and civil armed forces including Rangers and Frontier Corps across 54 districts of the country to assist the provincial governments in maintaining law and order during Muharram.
News ID: 1466595    Publish Date : 2014/11/02

Kanoone Naba journalists club is hosting a photo competition on Instagram featuring the sublime teachings of Ashura.
News ID: 1466529    Publish Date : 2014/11/02

A multilingual commemoration of Ashura is scheduled at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, 2111 E. Nees Ave.
News ID: 1466284    Publish Date : 2014/11/02

An Egyptian Shia activist has invited Al-Azhar’s Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb to attend the Ashura mourning ceremony at Cairo’s Imam Hussein (AS) Mosque.
News ID: 1465488    Publish Date : 2014/10/29

The custodianship of Imam Hussein’s (AS) holy shrine in Karbala has invited satellite TV channels to take part in the second edition of the international “Arba’een Media Festival”.
News ID: 1464403    Publish Date : 2014/10/27

On the eve of the first day of Muharram, first month on the lunar Hijri calendar, black flags have been put up on the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (AS) and Hazrat Abbas (AS) in Karbala, Iraq.
News ID: 1463659    Publish Date : 2014/10/25

Friday prayers leader of Hamburg, Germany, referred to purity of intention, acting upon the Divine commandments and defending human values as the main reasons for the uprising of Imam Hussein (AS) to be eternal.
News ID: 1463437    Publish Date : 2014/10/25

On the occasion of Muharram, Imam Ali (AS) Islamic Center in Vienna, Austria, plans special programs for teenagers during the lunar calendar month, which starts on October 26.
News ID: 1462920    Publish Date : 2014/10/22

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), the 35th volume of Sakina-Ashura Magazine was published in Bamako, the Republic of Mali.
News ID: 1359617    Publish Date : 2014/01/15

A mourning ceremony will be held on the occasion of Arba’een (40 days after Ashura) on December 26 in Finland.
News ID: 1347070    Publish Date : 2013/12/25

Every year, as Arabeen approaches, some might wonder why mourning processions are hold on Arbaeen and why such processions are not organized for other Imams (AS).
News ID: 1345859    Publish Date : 2013/12/22

The 34th volume of “Sakina-Ashura” Magazine published by Shia Students Association in the Republic of Mali has been specified to discussions on Karbala incident in the French and Arabic languages.
News ID: 1345675    Publish Date : 2013/12/22

“Islam Religion of Peace” was the title of this edition of Ashura annual international conference held by Al-Muzdahir Shia Institute at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar.
News ID: 1336652    Publish Date : 2013/12/10