The red sky of Muharram

The red sky of Muharram

Each year, as the Islamic calendar turns to Muharram, a familiar question resurfaces: why does a 7th-century event in the deserts of Karbala continue to command such deep emotional, political and ethical resonance across the world? In the blistering heat of Karbala, a man named Hussain stood without an army. Without food. Without water. Without the political alliances that make victories inevitable. He stood with only his name, his faith, and a …