With no central blood bank, hospitals in Lebanon have to rely on donations. Ashura sees more blood donated than at any other time of year (Chloe Domat/MEE) "This is not what Ashura is about ...

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a screen during a religious ceremony marking Ashura (credit: AL-MANAR/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) According to the Al-Ain report ...

On the Day of Ashura, in the Islamic calendar, a day of public mourning, hundreds of thousands of Muslims in Lebanon commemorate the death of Imam Hussein by inflicting selfharmas a form of sacrifice.

Her family moved to Beirut, Lebanon in 1958. She studied in Paris and worked for the BBC and Canal Plus. At the end of the Lebanese Civil War, she returned to Beirut. Her film ‘Ashura (1987) ...

The Day of Ashura is the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram. The Prophet Muhammad singled it out as a recommended fasting day and made it a meritorious act for his followers. He also ...