Millions of Muslims across the world are observing the annual mourning rituals of Arba’een, which marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam. 

Bahrain’s leading cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim says there exists no divide between Shia and Sunni Muslims, but the Islamic world is in fact split up into the camp that champions normalization with Tel Aviv and the one that adheres to the cause of resistance.