Ashura

Ashura: How Reflecting On Hussein's Sacrifice Made Me Honest

Amin G. Aaser | Posted 02.05.2012

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Amin G. Aaser

Long ago, Hussein, a distinguished spiritual leader in Arabia faced an incredible challenge: accept the rule of a wicked tyrant and live, or reject the immoral leadership and be martyred?

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Hezbollah Chief Says Group Is Growing Stronger

AP | By ZEINA KARAM | Posted 02.05.2012

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BEIRUT -- The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement made a rare public appearance at a Beirut rally on Tuesday to mark the Shiite holy day of Ashoura...

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PHOTOS: Shiite Muslims Observe Holy Day Of Ashura With Self-flagellation

Posted 12.04.2011

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WARNING: Some images of Ashura observance are graphic: Ashura, an optional fast day for Muslims that commemorates different things for Sunnis and...

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Muslims Mark Day Of Ashura With Self-Flagellation Rituals (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Thousands of Shiite Muslims in India, Bahrain and eastern Saudi Arabia marked the mourning day of Ashura on Thursday, commemorating the death of a gra...

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Iran's Awakening

Ali Fatemi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Revolutionary Guard, Ashura, Islamic Republic of Iran, Basij, Iran Election, Iran Protests, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, The Green Revolution, Chicago News
Ali Fatemi

At this juncture, the US has the moral obligation to not short-circuit Khamenei's collapse. Anything that would provide Khamenei the pretext of an "external threat" will do that.

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Jason Linkins

Iran's Green Revolution Gaining Traction, Sustainability

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earlier this year, I had the good fortune to meet Meir Javedanfar, Middle East policy analyst for the Middle East Economic and Political Analysis Comp...

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Khomeini Family vs. Khamenei

Meir Javedanfar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meir Javedanfar

The question is: how much power does the Khomeini family have and can they pose a real challenge to the Supreme Leader and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

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Iran Accuses West Of Instigating Protests

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian security forces made a wave of new arrests Tuesday, including Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's sister and a relative of...

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Iran's New Year

Melody Moezzi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ashura, Iran Election, Nowruz, Shi'ite, New Year's Commentary, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, World, World News, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Politics, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Green Movement, Mehdi Karroubi, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Protests, Nowruz Haft Sinn, World News
Melody Moezzi

Iranians are suckers for symbolism, and while Ashura is the holiest of Shi'a holidays, the Persian New Year, Nowruz, is the most sacred of Iranian holidays.

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