Each year, the thick, porridge-like soup is made in a large, communal pot with sometimes dozens of cooks taking part in the ...

The month of Ramadhan, a month of fasting, giving, forgiveness and spiritual upliftment is currently upon us. Along with all the virtues which we derive from this period of fasting, such as empathy… ...

The view common people have towards one who isolates himself from society and devotes his life solely to performing his ...

Today, Shi’a Muslims commemorate the death anniversary of Imam Ali. He is the cousin, son-in-law and successor of Prophet Muhammad. Ali is to Islam in general, and to Shi’aism in partic… ...

Ali was a seyyed... of the line of the Imam. Western analysts do not actually understand the importance of the twin mantles of heredity and scholarship to the Shi'ia. This will start the martyrdom ...

Shiite Muslims demonstrate outside the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, southwest of Baghdad, in this August 2003 file photo. Rob Griffith / AP file Aug. 12, 2004, 3:46 PM EDT / Source : The Associated Press ...

NAJAF, Iraq | The Imam Ali Mosque is considered the one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam. The NewsHour recently visited the shrine during Ramadan and watched as crowds grew throughout the evening.