@tanveerium@RebecMasterton@osama_ben_biden It was not unheard of among the Arab tribes for men to switch allegiance. Look up Zuhayr b. al-Qayn. He was a "shia ne Usman" till a few days before the Battle of Karbala when he switched allegiance and died a martyr alongside Hussain (as).
@khatmal23 "Shi'ism in America" by L. Takim: Shias (mostly mideastern) held Eid ul Azha parades in Harlem and on Broadway in the 1940s. Muharram processions were started by South Asian immigrants. Hosay parades were taking place in the Caribbean by the 1850s thanks to S. Asians.