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The Holy Shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, will host various programs for a week in celebration of Eid al-Ghadir. According to the Holy Shrine, the cultural and art capacities of different countries will come together and be used…

Children and teenagers from five African countries took part in a Quran competition organized by Al-Abbas Holy Shrine. The event was attended by some 150 contenders from Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Niger and Tanzania, according to Al-Kafeel website. The Holy Shrine’s…

Kashmiri calligrapher Mustafa Ibni Jameel sets a new record as he wrote the Islamic holy book on a 500-meter-long scroll – a project that took him seven months. The 27-year-old penman revealed that it took him months to create the…

The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, in cooperation with the Shirazi Religious Authority institutions, distributed sacrificial meat to underprivileged Shia families in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, within its annual Sacrifice Project on Eid al-Adha. This blessed work comes…

A piece of the Kaaba Kiswa, measuring 285 x 92 cm, with the honorable verse 198 of Surat Al-Baqara embroidered on it , was put on display at the Saadabad Museum in Tehran. Another piece of the Kaaba’s Kiswa, measuring…

As Mosul marks five years since its liberation from ISIS occupation, children and youth are still struggling through a strained school system and difficulty in finding work in Iraq’s second biggest city. Thousands of students are studying in schools that…

The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development has contributed to helping a large number of poor and needy families in the holy city of Karbala, through its annual project (the Sacrifice Project), which is distributing sacrificial meat to the…

The area between the two Holy Shrines of Imam Hussain and his brother al-Abbas, or Bein al-Haramein, witnessed this morning the Eid al-Adha prayer.‏Crowds of believers arrived at the holy land to perform the congregational Eid prayer. The prayer was…

10th of Dhu Hijjah, or the day of Eid al-Adha, is one of the 4 major Islamic holidays. According to narrations, on this day, the Almighty God commanded Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, to sacrifice his son Ismail for…

Followers of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, all over the world honored the martyrdom anniversary of the ambassador of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, Muslim ibn Aqeel, peace be upon him. The Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace…