Fourteen centuries later, the message of Karbala continues to shape the worldview of Shia communities across the globe. It teaches that injustice must be confronted, even when resistance appears ...

To much of the Western world, the killing of Ali Khamenei will register as a strategic event. A successful strike. A leader was eliminated. The balance of power recalibrated.Across much of the Shia ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in the Iraqi city of Karbala for Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...