Pakistan, July 6 -- The history of Karbala took place on 10th October 680, coinciding with Muharram 10th, 61 AH. So far, we have been hearing about the tragedy of Karbala without fully ...

Imam Husain was mercilessly assassinated in the desert of Karbala along with 71 family members and companions on 10th of Muharram, 61 Hijri (October 10, 680 A.D.), after being kept hungry and ...

In Karbala, Army investigators drew up two lists of suspects. The first list, comprising about 40 names, read like a Who’s Who of local Shi’ite militants, mostly from the Mahdi Army.

This has impacted Karbala in particular, says Gilgawi, which is already located in a hot plane area of Iraq, and has seen temperatures increase by 1.6°C (2.88°F) from 1979 to 2019, well above ...

The events at Karbala teach us to stand up for all the Hussains of the world. The tragedy reminds us that evil succeeds when the good remain silent and are not actively addressing evil.

Hotels fill up quickly in Karbala, which is unable to accommodate the millions of pilgrims who descend on the city of 700,000. Tents are erected to accommodate the overflow, and to supply shelter ...

Karbala and Najaf grew in importance in the 16th century with the founding of a Shiite state in Persia, today’s Iran, under Shah Ismail I. From then on, the Iraqi shrine cities attracted ...

The Karbala raid, as explained by the Iraqi and American officials, began after nightfall at about 6 p.m. on Jan. 20, while American military officers were meeting with their Iraqi counterparts on ...

An injured man is carried away following an explosion in a crowded commercial area near the Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Saturday, April 28, 2007.

Knowing the consequences, Husain traveled to Karbala to make peace. He traveled with his family to include women and children. Some of his family and 72 of his followers were massacred in Karbala.