Re: Karbala
This is a very good read.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/4697270.stm
*Ashura is an electrifying event, spectacular in every sense of the word, with a long historical tradition of poetry and prose in various languages.
*But perhaps what will continue to make it so interesting to the non-Shia is the way in which the Passion of Hussein continues to be rendered, with a vividness and dramatic immediacy that is visually stunning.
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**The remembrance of Hussein is a poetic reminder of both the depths to which humanity can sink - through the actions of Yazid - and the heights to which it can raise itself - through the example of Hussein, whose inspirational message today includes the slogan “Every day is Ashura and every place is Karbala”.
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