Culture & Arts

Eminent Iranian Quran master Ebrahim Purfarzib has died at the age of 86.    He had been hospitalized for some time and then spent the final days of his life at home. The Quranic figure’s funeral will be held in…

The thoughts of the eighth Shia Muslim imam, Imam Redha, peace be upon him, have been published in Armenian.    The book is entitled “With you to heaven”, and includes the biography and sayings of Imam Redha, peace be upon…

Coinciding with the approaching of month of Muharram and for the second year successively, the Universal Campaign of (Imam Hussein_ remains), peace be upon him, has commenced to receive various activities about the immortal revolution of Imam Hussein, peace be…

A series of exhibitions are scheduled to land in Los Angeles starting in September as part of a major Islamic Arts initiative.   The Los Angeles / Islam Arts Initiative (LA/IAI) is the first-of-its-kind citywide initiative showcasing Islamic arts to…

The Strategic Project Department of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has finished the design of a new public library meant to be the largest one in Karbala holy city. The library, which will be located in El-Muwadhefeen district, covers 2400…

An exhibition of “99 Names of the Almighty God” opened at the Kazan Kremlin in Tatarstan.    It features works of classical Islamic art of IX-XIX centuries. The exhibition presents 99 world masterpieces in accordance to the number of the…

The capital city of Afghanistan will host Imam Redha, peace be upon him, International Festival for a week during the ten-day Karamat occasion.   According to reports, the festival will begin on August 31 at Al-Zahra, peace be upon herm…

Al-Abbas holy shrine maintains ancient Karbalae house to be a museum showcasing Karbalae antiques   Al-Abbas holy shrine has maintained an ancient Karbalae house to be a museum showcasing Karbalae antiques. The head of Museum Department of al-Abbas holy shrine…

Islamabad to Host Exhibition of Islamic Calligraphy from Friday   An exhibition of Islamic calligraphy will be held under the aegis of Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage) from Friday at the National Heritage Museum. The diplomats,…