Ziyarat Ashura is attributed toMuhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Shia Imam, who transmitted it to his followers. Who is the leader of Asura? Asuras are described in Indian texts as powerful superhuman demigods with good or bad qualities. In early Vedic literature, the good Asuras are called Aditya...
Obviously as Shia Muslims we would never compare Sayyida Zainab (sa) with Michelle Obama and others. However, for the author who obviously doesn't have the same beliefs as us, I don't think there is an intent to offend. Diaz, BleedKnee, Reza and 3 others 6 Quote Var...
Abu Musab al Zarqawi is hot right now. He masterminded not only Berg's murder but also the Madrid carnage on March 11, the bombardment of Shia worshippers in Iraq the same month, and the April 24 suicide attack on the port of Basra. But he is far from a newcomer to slaughter. We...
Inflation is already raging, but the government and Fed tell you it is 1.5%. There are 261 million working age Americans and only 127 million are employed full-time, but the government tells you the unemployment rate is 6.2%, when more than 50% of those capable of working are not. The ...
Unfortunately, he was murdered by a US hit squad instead of being brought to the US to stand trial. Mullah Omar, the Taliban leader, was adamant that bin Laden was not behind the attacks. So who did it? In my view, the attacks were financed by private citizens in Saudi Arabia and ...
neglect ever since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Among them are not only adherents to non-Muslim faiths such as Christians, Jews and Baha’is, but also Sunni Muslims, many of whom fought alongside their compatriots to bring about the overthrow of the Shah and were then left out in the cold...
1)The Boy Who Cried Wolf 2)The Couch Potato’s Burden 3)Talking Points Against The War 4)Summation War is horrible, among the worst of all human actions, yet there are times it is just, called for, and necessary. In American history the Union cause against the Confederacy was just, en...