Millions of Muslims have staged passionate mourning ceremonies in commemoration of the day in history that witnessed the martyrdom of the icon of sacrifice to the faithful. The occasion, known as Ashura, marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and 72 of his companions in 680 AD in a land that ...
Around 2.6 millions of Muslim pilgrims have begun carrying out the duty of stoning the devil amid tight security near the holy city of Mecca as part of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Large numbers of security forces have been deployed across the desert valley of Mina, around 7 kilometers north-east ...