Fighters from the former Al-Nusra Front—renamed Fateh al-Sham Front after breaking from Al-Qaeda—south of Aleppo on August 6, 2016. October 10 marks the anniversary of the Battle of Karbala, which ...

Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The collection belongs to Javad Aqili, one of the few survivors among Iran’s teahouse painters. He was a student of Abbas Bolukifar, a pioneer of the art genre. It also contains works from the ...

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, holds profound significance for Muslims around the world. This sacred month is marked by deep mourning and reflection, especially on the 10th day, ...

The memory of the Battle of Karbala is as old as time itself. According to a hadith in Bihar Al-Anwar [a comprehensive collection of traditions or ahadith compiled by Shia scholar Mohammad-Baqer ...

Karbala, scene of the first major ground combat between the U.S. Army and Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards, is also the site of one of the most important battles in Islamic history. In the year 680, ...

KARBALA, Iraq—For almost a year, soldiers from the 37th Armored Regiment's 1st Battalion fixed schools, hunted insurgents and dodged roadside bombs in a relatively quiet section of Baghdad. Then, as ...

The idea of defiance against tyranny and oppression owes a great deal to Hussain ibne Ali, the hero of the battle of Karbala in 680 AD. With just 72 valiant followers and family members, the grandson ...

Iraq welcomed thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala on 25 June as Ashoura commemorations reached their peak. Worshippers gathered around the shrines of Imam Hussein and his ...