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The Turkish writer and journalist Celil Gundujdo described the holy city of Karbala as a global marvel, while revealing his inner feelings to see the shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, every time. Gundujdo said in a press…

Huge crowds of Shia pilgrims, from various Iraqi provinces, have begun their on-foot journey towards the holy city of Samarra to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Hassan al-Askari, peace be upon him. Large processions from Basra, Nasiriyah, Diwaniyah and…

International organizations have condemned the deteriorating humanitarian and economic conditions in Yemen in light of the continued reduction of funding for many humanitarian projects and programs. In a joint statement, 98 local and international organizations confirmed the deplorable humanitarian and…

The Shia Rights Watch (SRW) confirmed today, Tuesday, that the Holy Arba’een Pilgrimage of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, represents a rare divine opportunity in which the good manners of human beings of various types, races, ideas and beliefs…

The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Monday, the second of Rabi al-Awwal. In this session, like the previous meetings, the Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various jurisprudential issues. Grand…

The first week of the month of Rabi al-Awwal has been named as the week of commemorating Mohsin bin Ali (peace be upon them). Accordingly, Shiites around the world mourn Mohsen, the unborn son of Imam Ali (peace be upon…

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed on Saturday that Islam belongs to Germany amid growing racism and anti-Islamic approaches fueled by propaganda of far-right groups and parties. His statement came in response to comments made by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer last…

The annual speeches delivered by Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi ahead of Muharram, on Ashura Night, and on the occasion of the martyrdom of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his pure family, contained important points as…

At the end of the two months of lamentation, Muharram and Safar, the black mourning flag of the dome of the Holy Shrine of the Master of the Martyrs, Abba Abdillah al-Hussein, peace be upon him, was replaced with the…

In response to a suicide bombing on the Galmudug state president, killing two soldiers and injuring two members of Somalia’s Federal Parliament, the Somali army launched a military operation on Saturday which killed at least 30 al-Shabaab terrorists and liberated…