Khamenei's First Public Appearance on Ashura After Iran-Israel War | Vantage with Palki Sharma Iranians on July 6 marked ...

It is not merely the absence of chains. It is freedom from tyranny in all its forms — physical, spiritual and moral. True ...

Protester: 'Killing Muslims on Ashura Is Like Crucifying Christians on Christmas.' Iranian security forces clash with protesters on a holy day for Muslims. By ABC News. December 28, 2009, 4:15 PM.

Ashura 2025 falls on July 6, marking a day of deep spiritual significance for Muslims, observed differently by Sunni and Shia communities ...

Thousands of Shia mourners took part in an Ashura procession in the city to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, ...

Ashura is marked by all Muslims, and commemorations can include a voluntary fast. But the day is a major part of the religious calendar for Shia Muslims, ...

The Day of Ashura was the day that Prophet Moses and the Children of Israel managed to flee from Pharaoh. It was also the day that Hussein ibn Ali died in battle, in Karbala, Iraq, in A.D. 680.

For teenagers like me in the 1960s, Ashura was a time of sorrow and grief, yes, but the schools were closed for a few days. Now it is grief and politics, a lot of politics. Hate and a lot of slogans.

Ashura is marked by Sunni Muslims with voluntary days of fasting, including one that commemorates the day Noah left the Ark and another for the day that Moses was saved from the Egyptians by God ...

(RNS) — On Ashura, the promise of Paradise is divine assurance even when the world shows its vilest cruelty. No pharaoh, tyrant or terrorist can take any of those things away.