Every year in the month of Safar — the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar — the barren deserts of Iraq turn into the stage of humanity’s greatest expression of love and solidarity. The Arbaeen ...

The 22nd annual Arbaeen procession in Dearborn was created by Imam Husham Al-Husainy of Karbalaa Islamic Education Center.

The book "Padshahan-e Piyadeh" (Kings on Foot), published by 'Ahd-e Mana, is a collection of short stories about the Arbaeen pilgrimage. Authored by Behzad Daneshgar and Mohammad Ali Jafari, it tells ...

Live from Karbala as Shiite Muslims from around the world make their way to the Iraqi city to commemorate Arbaeen to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, who became a symbol of ...

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Najaf- Millions of Muslims from across the world have converged in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to mark Arba'een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam ...

BAGHDAD – Iraq's top Shiite cleric says more than 13 million have gathered in the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the annual commemoration marking the end of the mourning period for the ...

(RNS) Shiite Muslims from across the world are descending on Iraq to mark Arbaeen, the world’s largest annual pilgrimage, attracting upward of 20 million people. The pilgrimage, mostly on foot, ...

KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to their sect's holy shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala, a pilgrimage that is as much about ...

Every year, millions of pilgrims descend on the central Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate the Shiite holiday of Arbaeen, one of the largest organized gatherings in the world. Credit... Supported by ...

Shiite Muslim worshippers pray inside the holy shrine of Imam Abbas to mark the Muslim festival of Arbaeen in Karbala, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. The holiday marks the end of the forty day mourning ...

Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to their sect’s holy shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala, a pilgrimage that is as much about community as it is about ...