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Members of the All India Anti Terrorist Front (AIATF) pay tribute during a memorial ceremony for slain former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on the 20th anniversary of his death. Amritsar, India. May 21, 2011.

Politics

All India Anti Terrorist Front pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi

Members of the All India Anti Terrorist Front (AIATF) pay tribute during a memorial ceremony for slain former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on...

by Sanjeev Syal in India on 21/05/2011

On Sunday, supporters marked the 5th anniversary of the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri with a big turnout in Martyrs Square as March 14 leaders vowed to carry on with the Cedar Revolution, stressing the need to accomplish sovereignty and to reach a state-to-state relation with Syria. Beirut, Lebanon

Society

Supporters mark the 5th anniversary of the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri

On Sunday, Lebanon marked the 5th anniversary of the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri with a big turnout in Martyrs Square. March 14...

by George Haddad in Lebanon on 14/02/2010

Each year the Ashura commemorates the 'martyrdom' of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, who was killed in the desert of Kerbala by the Sunni Caliph Yazid. Some Shi'ite Muslims express their mourning by flagellating themselves on the back with chains, beating their heads or ritually cutting themselves. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 08/01/2010.

Each year the Ashura commemorates the 'martyrdom' of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, who was killed in the desert of Kerbala by the Sunni Caliph Yazid. Shi’ite's revere Hussain and his father Ali, as the rightful successor to the prophet. Among the Shi'ites, Ashura is a major festival. It commemorates the death of Hussein, son of Imam Ali and grandson of Hazrat Muhammad (sm), on the 10th of Muharram, AH 61 (October 10, 680), in Karbala, Iraq. The event led to the split between the Sunni and Shi'ite sects of Islam, and it is of central importance in Sh’ite Islam. For Shi'ite Muslims, rituals and observances on Ashura consist primarily of public expressions of mourning and grief and the display of the tazia (ta'ziyah). Some Shi'ites expresses mourning by flagellating themselves on the back with chains, beating their head or ritually cutting themselves. This is intended to connect them with Hussein's suffering and death as an aid to salvation on the Day of Judgment. Throughout the world the Muslims observe Ashura but the Shi'ite Muslims take it as their main religious festival; in Bangladesh it is observed by the Biharees, the stranded Pakistanis, and also by some Bangladeshis. Though commonly seen in the capital city, these rituals are observed in other parts of the country also, on a smaller scale. In the metropolis itself the processions mainly start from different parts of the city and end at Hossaini Dalan in Old Dhaka. Passion Plays commemorating the death of Hussein are also performed on Ashura. Many Shi'ites make pilgrimages on Ashura to the Mashhad al- Hussein, the shrine in Karbala, Iraq, that is traditionally held to be Hussein's tomb. Hussein's martyrdom is widely interpreted by Shi'ites and other Muslim sectarians as a symbol of the struggle against injustice, tyranny, and oppression.

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Commemorating Imam Hussain's Martyrdom

DMTX. Each year the Ashura commemorates the "martyrdom" of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, who was killed in the desert of...

by Wahid Adnan in Bangladesh on 08/01/2010

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08/01/2010 - Commemorating Imam Hussain's Martyrdom - Bangladesh - DMTX. Each year the Ashura commemorates...
02/09/2009 - People transport injured Pakistani Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi - Pakistan - People transport injured Pakistani...
13/06/2009 - Ravidassians March in London against Discrimination - United Kingdom - Several thousand Sikhs from the...
12/05/2009 - PROTEST-ROSENBERG - Guatemala - Hundreds of people signed a petition...
22/11/2008 - Spanish Antifascist Movement: In memory of Carlos, killed by neonazis - Spain - Anti fascist activists demonstrated in...

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Sikhs in London remember 1984 Golden Temple massacre - London
Roughly 25,000 Sikhs marched to Trafalgar Square commemorating the 1984 massacre at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India. 5th June 2011.
All India Anti Terrorist Front pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi
Members of the All India Anti Terrorist Front (AIATF) pay tribute during a memorial ceremony for slain former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on the 20th anniversary of his death. Am...
Supporters mark the 5th anniversary of the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri
On Sunday, Lebanon marked the 5th anniversary of the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri with a big turnout in Martyrs Square. March 14 leaders vowed to carry on with the Cedar...
Commemorating Imam Hussain's Martyrdom
DMTX. Each year the Ashura commemorates the "martyrdom" of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, who was killed in the desert of Kerbala by the Sunni Caliph Yazid. S...
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People transport injured Pakistani Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi
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Ravidassians March in London against Discrimination
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PROTEST-ROSENBERG
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15th anniversary of the assasination of anti-mafia priest Peppino Diana
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