At the time, the shrine ... Hussein al-Khatib. “It carries a lot of symbolism.” After Assad’s ouster, al-Khatib joined other Syrian Shiite community members to protect the shrine from the ...

During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups from beyond the country’s borders backing then-President Bashar Assad.

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At the time, the ... said Hussein al-Khatib. “It carries a lot of symbolism.” After Assad’s ouster, al-Khatib joined other Shiite community members to protect the shrine from the inside.

Highways leading to Karbala were choked by an enormous mass of humanity heading toward the city to celebrate the birth of the 12th Imam ... crowd around the shrines of Hussein and Abbas, I ...

The tombs of Imam Hussein and the martyr Abbas are located ... in 680 and has been venerated as a martyr ever since. Inside the shrine, it is common to see men breaking down into tears, or simply ...

Inside the shrine, groups of the faithful ... A portrait of Saddam that used to hang on the main Imam Hussein shrine was gone, underlining the new sense of freedom enjoyed by Iraqi Shiites.

Once inside, I was able to pay my respects and ... Though I didn’t have time to visit all of those, I was able to see the shrines of Imam Hussain (with whom Allah was pleased) and Hazrat Abbas ...