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 Millions of pilgrims have begun marching to Mina on the first leg of their journey of a lifetime, preparing for the climax of their pilgrimage when they ascend Mount `Arafat.   Spirituality and peace were in the air in the…

Shia Rights Watch World Organization has recently held an expanded conference inside the Congress in Washington DC under the title of “ISIL, Motives and Solutions”, in cooperation with MPAC world organization.   Many religious, academic, and ethnic figures from Iraq…

A new neurological study indicates that regular physical exercise changes the brain in ways that protect it against stress-induced depression.   Study conducted by the researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden pinpointed the benefits of physical activity on the brain.…

A new handbook aimed at preventing Canada’s Muslim youth from falling under the influence of terror organizations and being sent overseas to commit acts of violence was unveiled in Winnipeg (win a peg).   According to the publisher, the booklet…

Controversial blogger Pamela Geller will not run anti-Islamic ads in New York City and San Francisco.   Geller’s new ad campaign targeting Islam and relating it to “ISIL” terrorism by featuring a still from American journalist James Foley was scheduled…

A radical monk who heads a movement accused of stirring violence against Muslims in Myanmar (My Anmar) has announced a partnership with a hardline Buddhist group in Sri Lanka to defend their religion.   The declaration by the monk, who…

The Iraqi cultural center in Lebanon, in cooperation with the General- Secretariat of Iraqi Holy Sites in Iraq, has opened a photo gallery in the Lebanese capital of Beirut.   The gallery showcased more than 60 photographs resembling the current…

The Research Center of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine in Karbala plans to publish books in English featuring the revivalism of the Master of Martyrs, peace be upon him.   The director of the center said a number of books…

Sayed Hussein Shirazi, son of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong their lives, has been hosted by many Hajj caravans from the Eastern Province.   His eminence delivered a speech to instruct the pilgrims, urging…

Iraqi army soldiers and volunteer troops have recaptured over a dozen villages by pushing back the ISIL terrorists in the east.   The soldiers launched mop-up operations in the province of Diyala and managed to drive the terrorists out of…