The Iran war hangs over a major Shiite pilgrimage

It is one of the largest gatherings of people in the world. More than 20 million Shia Muslim pilgrims gathered in the Iraqi ...
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Sanjay Dutt’s ancestors and Karbala: What is the story behind the ‘Hussaini Brahmin’ family?

Chehlum is being celebrated around the world today, August 4, 2026. On this occasion, a unique story from the families of ...
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Why This Shiite Muslim Pilgrimage Site Brings Millions To Iraq Each Year

Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the ...

Shiite Muslims join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid fears of US-Iran escalation

Millions of Shiite Muslims have observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq, amid regional tensions and fears of ...

Shiite mourners in Iran and Iraq commemorate the day of Arbaeen

Millions of Shiite Muslims have observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq, amid regional tensions and fears of ...

Pilgrims converge on Iraq's city of Karbala for the annual Arbaeen religious gathering, in photos

Millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims are making their way to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala ahead of Arbaeen, one of the ...

Finding a vanished city in the most unexpected place

Between the pages of his grandfather's Quran, a National Geographic photographer discovered traces of a lost Iraq.
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Millions in Karbala hold funeral for martyred Leader

Early estimates from the Hashd al-Shaabi put the number of mourners in Karbala at over four million, with crowds spilling into the streets long before the formal ceremony began, Press TV reported. The ...
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Funeral processions held in holy Iraqi cities for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

NAJAF, Iraq — Thousands of mourners attended funeral processions for Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday in the holy Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala as part of dayslong funeral ceremonies for ...