Men with pictures of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah mourn as they listen to the recitation of the Battle of Karbala during Ashura in Beirut’s southern suburbs on July 6, 2025. (Credit: Nicholas Frakes/L’Orient Today)
Chants of “Labayka ya Nasrallah!” (We are at your command, Nasrallah) echoed throughout the streets of Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday as thousands of people marched during an Ashura procession, declaring their support for a leader they loved like family.While these chants were common during Hezbollah-organized religious and political events, this year they took on a much deeper meaning since it was the first Ashura since Hassan Nasrallah, the long-time charismatic leader of Hezbollah, was assassinated on Sept. 27, 2024 by a massive barrage of Israeli airstrikes on an underground bunker in the southern suburbs of the capital, marking the escalation of the 13-month war between Israel and the party.On lampposts, portraits of Nasrallah watched over people as they sat under the brutal summer sun and listened to the story of the Battle of...
Chants of “Labayka ya Nasrallah!” (We are at your command, Nasrallah) echoed throughout the streets of Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday as thousands of people marched during an Ashura procession, declaring their support for a leader they loved like family.While these chants were common during Hezbollah-organized religious and political events, this year they took on a much deeper meaning since it was the first Ashura since Hassan Nasrallah, the long-time charismatic leader of Hezbollah, was assassinated on Sept. 27, 2024 by a massive barrage of Israeli airstrikes on an underground bunker in the southern suburbs of the capital, marking the escalation of the 13-month war between Israel and the party.On lampposts, portraits of Nasrallah watched over people as they sat under the brutal summer sun and listened to the story of the...
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