Culture & Arts
In an initiative described as historic, New Jersey establishes Muslim heritage month
May 2, 2023
In an initiative described as historic, New Jersey establishes Muslim heritage month
The Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, signed a bipartisan resolution on Saturday declaring January as Muslim Heritage Month, media outlets reported. New Jersey is home to more than 300,000 Muslim residents. This month comes to celebrate the history, accomplishments and…
Display of Islamic art in Museum of Fine arts in Houston, USA
May 2, 2023
Display of Islamic art in Museum of Fine arts in Houston, USA
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) recently unveiled six additional permanent galleries in its Art of the Islamic Worlds wing. An Iranian-born collector, Hossein Afshar, and al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait have provided most of the works on display. The…
April 23rd marks World Book Day
April 24, 2023
April 23rd marks World Book Day
World Book Day is an internationally recognized event celebrated on the 23rd of April, which was introduced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The idea was inspired by booksellers in Catalonia, Spain, where a strand of…
Fire blazes through crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
March 6, 2023
Fire blazes through crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
A massive fire raced through an overcrowded refugee camp for Rohingya people in southern Bangladesh, leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said. Thousands of people lost their homes as the fire, which broke out on Sunday,…
Famous American museum displays an Ottoman painting on Battle of Karbala
January 31, 2023
Famous American museum displays an Ottoman painting on Battle of Karbala
The American famous “Metropolitan Museum of Art” has published on its official website, an art painting, dating back to the Ottoman era, which lists what it described the first historical stages leading to the Battle of Karbala. In its description…
UNESCO lists Yemen, Lebanon sites as world heritage in danger
January 26, 2023
UNESCO lists Yemen, Lebanon sites as world heritage in danger
The United Nations on Wednesday (Jan 24) inscribed an ancient city and its dam in war-torn Yemen and a futurist park in cash-strapped Lebanon on its world heritage list. The UN cultural agency listed both as world heritage sites in…
Karbala Scholars’ Heritage Revival Conference held in holy Karbala
January 9, 2023
Karbala Scholars’ Heritage Revival Conference held in holy Karbala
Karbala Scholars’ Heritage Revival Conference was held on December 10 and 11, 2022, under the auspices of the Karbala Center for Studies and Research, one of the centers under the supervision of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be…
An antiquities-specialized website lauds techniques used in Al-Ukhaidir Palace
January 8, 2023
An antiquities-specialized website lauds techniques used in Al-Ukhaidir Palace
The Collector, a global research site specialized in antiquities and heritage affairs around the world, lauded the aesthetic architecture and designs of the historic Al-Ukhaidir Palace in the holy city of Karbala. In a detailed article, the site said, “The…
Tenth Annual ‘Haleef al-Quran’ Festival held to shed light on biography of Zaid the Martyr
January 1, 2023
Tenth Annual ‘Haleef al-Quran’ Festival held to shed light on biography of Zaid the Martyr
Zaid the Martyr Holy Shrine witnessed the establishment of the Tenth Annual ‘Haleef Al-Quran’ Festival, in the presence of a number of official and popular personalities and followers of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them. The festival, which was held under…
International Exhibition of the Holy Quran in Bein al-Haramein
March 7, 2022
International Exhibition of the Holy Quran in Bein al-Haramein
Bein al-Haramein in Karbala witnessed the inauguration of the International Exhibition of the Holy Qur’an, with the participation of a selection of Quranic institutions and specialized centers from inside and outside the country, in addition to more than 30 Quran…