The Council of Shi’ite Scholars of Afghanistan on July 26 published a declaration calling on mourners to scale back their activities during ceremonies to mark the start of Muharram, the first month of ...

I first noticed it in words. Some Kashmiri words, ones you do not hear in daily conversation, came easily to me, even though I hardly spoke the language outside my home. I wondered where this ...

Despite an upsurge in coronavirus infections in Iran and a ban on weddings and large funerals, the country's famed gatherings of mourners during the Shi'ite month of Muharram will be held. The ...

It is a simple ritual but deeply rooted in the religious, social, and livelihood culture of the people of Saghi village, somewhere on the slopes of Barakuh mountains of Gonabad, and is one of the ...