Burial at sea is an ancient practice that continues today. Historically, during wartime, ships lacked space to store fallen sailors, so their remains were sewn into weighted shrouds and committed to ...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Before Li Zhenxuan died at the age 101, the former chief officer of a Chinese riverboat told his son he wanted his ashes to be spread at sea along with those of his mother, who ...

Although there appears to be some room for debate over the burial - as with many issues within the faith - a wide range of Islamic scholars interpreted it as a humiliating disregard for the standard ...