Despite violence, devout throng to Karbala

Shiite Muslims pray outside the tomb of Shiite Imam Hussein in the shrine city of Karbala, Iraq March 7. Pilgrims gather to attend a festival marking 40 days after Ashura on March 9, the holiest......

Al Qaeda and the Iranian connection

A young man with a short beard stopped me from entering the shrine of Hazrat Imam Hussein. "You have a video camera," he said."You need permission to shoot inside."Who is authorised to grant......

PHOTOS: Muslim world mourns on Muharram

On Tuesday, devout Shiite Muslims commemorated the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson with mass flagellation ceremonies. Known as Ashura, the ritual is celebrated on the 10th......

28 killed as blast hits Shia mosque in Kabul

A suicide bomber has killed at least 28 people at a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, police say. At least 35 more people were wounded in the blast at the Baqir ul Olum mosque in the......