Daily Ashura Programs and Gatherings Are Filled with Generations of the Community. The Detroit Area Is Draped in Black to Commemorate the Martyrdom of Imam Hussein (Peace Be upon Him).

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As the sun set on Tuesday, marking the beginning of Muharram according to the Islamic calendar, the Detroit area began to transform. In Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, and the Warrendale neighborhood of Detroit, black and red flags were raised above homes, cars, shops, and Islamic centers. Parking lots at mosques and Hussainiyas were packed with cars, and families flocked nightly to the Ashura gatherings, which continue for ten days, culminating in …