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Arba’een Pilgrimage in UNESCO
February 2, 2017
Arba’een Pilgrimage in UNESCO
After a series of meetings with officials from the Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Karbala Center for Studies and Researches, belonging to the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, is having the massive Arba’een pilgrimage to Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, registered…
Muslim community leaders meet with Montreal mayor in support of Muslim community after Quebec attack
February 2, 2017
Muslim community leaders meet with Montreal mayor in support of Muslim community after Quebec attack
Muslim community leaders, including al-KhoeiFoundation’s president, attended a meeting with Montreal mayor Denis Borderer and other religious leaders in support of the Muslim community after the Quebec City mosque terrorist attack. Muslim community leaders, including al-KhoeiFoundation’s president, attended a…
Austria agrees full-face veil ban in public places
February 2, 2017
Austria agrees full-face veil ban in public places
Austria’s governing coalition has agreed to ban full-face veils in courts, schools and other “public places” as part of a reform programme aimed at countering the rise of the far-right in the country. Austria’s governing coalition has agreed to…
Taliban attack Lashkargah with rockets
February 2, 2017
Taliban attack Lashkargah with rockets
Taliban terrorists have fired several rockets on Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of southern Afghan Helmand province. Taliban terrorists have fired several rockets on Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of southern Afghan Helmand province. The provincial governor’s office said…
UNICEF: Yemen war erases decade of health gains, many children starving
February 2, 2017
UNICEF: Yemen war erases decade of health gains, many children starving
Yemen has lost a decade’s worth of gains in public health as a result of war and economic crisis, with an estimated 63,000 children dying last year of preventable causes often linked to malnutrition, the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said…
Iraqi troops find 27 civilian bodies in Mosul mass grave
February 2, 2017
Iraqi troops find 27 civilian bodies in Mosul mass grave
Iraqi forces have found a mass grave in the liberated parts of Mosul containing the bodies of 27 civilians slain by ISIS terrorists. Brigadier Zanoun al-Sabawi of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said there were signs of torture on…
University of Chicago to hold symposium on Shiism and Governance
January 31, 2017
University of Chicago to hold symposium on Shiism and Governance
The University of Chicago’s Shia Studies Group plans to organize a symposium on the theme of Shiism and governance. The University of Chicago’s Shia Studies Group plans to organize a symposium on the theme of Shiism and governance. Papers…
Thousands return to Aleppo after liberation by Syrian Army
January 31, 2017
Thousands return to Aleppo after liberation by Syrian Army
The Syrian families who escaped their houses in then militant-dominated in east Aleppo are now returning after the city was completely liberated by the national army. The Syrian families who escaped their houses in then militant-dominated in east…
Some 350,000 children face siege-like conditions in western Mosul
January 31, 2017
Some 350,000 children face siege-like conditions in western Mosul
An estimated 350,000 children are trapped in siege-like conditions and risk execution by the ISIS terrorist group in the western part of Mosul, an international non-governmental organization warns. An estimated 350,000 children are trapped in siege-like conditions and…
Opportunity for researchers to participate in Rabee’ al-Shahada International Festival
January 31, 2017
Opportunity for researchers to participate in Rabee’ al-Shahada International Festival
The preparatory committee of the Rabee’ al-Shahadaannual international festival held by the Imam Hussein and the a-Abbas Holy Shrines announced the stipulations for participating in the research contest. The preparatory committee of the Rabee’ al-Shahadaannual international festival held…