Tag: Ashura
Fasting on Ashura, Yom Kippur and Tisha B’Av
On this year of 2016, Muslims observe the fast of Ashura on October 11; and Jews observe the fast of Yom Kippur on Wednesday...
Shsha”ala: ‘Ashura Bonfire
Dr. Mohammed Maarouf is a Professor of Ethnography and Cultural Studies at Chouaib Doukkali University, Morocco.
When I was driving my car this morning amidst of the debris...
Gaddida: The Ritual Cure of Sterility in Ashura
Dr. Mohammed Maarouf is a Professor of Ethnography and Cultural Studies at Chouaib Doukkali University, Morocco.
El Jadida, Morocco—Ashura seems to be the most convenient ritual occasion in...
