KARBALA: Majid al-Kareem is poorly equipped for his 500 km pilgrimage by foot through the scorching deserts of southern Iraq.

Today, almost 1 400 years after it started, the Day of Arbaeen is remembered by millions of people around the world. Typically, on this day people organise large marches in cities across the world to ...

Majid al-Kareem embarks on a 500 km pilgrimage by foot through Iraq's deserts to honor the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Hussein. This journey commemorates Arbaeen, a significant Shi'ite ritual.

Live from Karbala as Shiite Muslims from around the world make their way to the Iraqi city to commemorate Arbaeen to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, who ...

Shiite pilgrims participate in Arbaeen, which marks the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashoura, in Karbala, Iraq ...

Live from Karbala as Shiite Muslims from around the world make their way to Iraq’s holy city to commemorate Arbaeen — Arabic for the number 40 — to mark the ...

By bna Cairo bureau At least 4.1mn people have attended the 2025 Araba'een pilgrimage in Iraq, according to local officials, in what has been dubbed the largest movement of people on earth. Arba’een, ...

Northbound Greenfield Road in Dearborn will close Saturday, Aug. 16, for the annual Arba’een march honoring Imam Hussain, ...

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Shiite pilgrims march to Karbala, to observe Arbaeen that marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following the Day of ...

One of the world’s biggest religious gatherings unfolded in near-total blackout on Monday when Iraq’s power grid buckled under the strain. As millions of Shiite pilgrims flooded Karbala for the ...