When journalist Pouyan Khoshhal penned an article about the potential health risks to Iranians of a major Shi'ite pilgrimage to neighboring Iraq, he might not have guessed that it could cost him his ...

Last spring, just weeks after coalition forces had secured Baghdad, the American public was horrified to see hundreds of thousands of liberated Iraqi Shiah marching through the streets of Karbala, ...

Shiite Muslims in Texas and around the world Monday are mourning the massacre of Husayn ibn Ali, his family members and companions — a slaughter that occurred roughly 1,350 years ago and is one of the ...

The tragic events of Karbala, where Husain and his followers were mercilessly slain, serve as a poignant reminder of the values of justice and unwavering faith in the face of oppression John Bradshaw ...

Mahmud al-Hasani al-Sarkhi in a photo reproduced in October 2003 (AFP) PRAGUE, August 24, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Mahmud al-Hasani al-Sarkhi grabbed the spotlight last week when he ...

BAGHDAD - Culture plays a lead role in the lives of people all over the world, and while in Iraq, there are many cultural differences and Islamic practices that U.S. Soldiers need to be aware of.