As someone who grew up in a relatively Sunni community in Southern California, I didn’t really learn about the significance of Ashura, Imam Hussein, and the relevance Karbala played for Muslims, and Shia in particular, until I moved to Dearborn, Michigan in 2000. Here’s a powerful video on the Who is Hussein? Facebook page for you to watch that talks about what Imam Hussein stood for, in case you are like me, and need some enlightening information.
