Young Children: Karbala

Karbala: The group had recently finished an annual 80-kilometre trek from the Iraqi city of Najaf to a shrine in Karbala in central Iraq, one of the holiest cities in the Islamic faith, according to The Star. Even young children often participate, along with hundreds millions of others who make the pilgrimage each year to observe Arbaeen , which marks the end of 40 days of mourning the death of the revered Shiite figure who was martyred in Karbala, Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and For a group of 61 Canadian adult and youth Shiite Muslims, an emotional two-week pilgrimage ended this weekend when they were detained in Egypt on their way home to Toronto. Its a very significant event if you do it once in a lifetime, its an achievement, said Mazahair Dhirani, secretary of the Islamic Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Toronto. Its an emotionally charged event. Its very disciplined. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.