Iraq

This week a Quranic competition was held for blind people in Najaf, Iraq at the holy shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him). 35 contestants from different Iraqi provinces participated in the competition, which lasted over a period of…

 The First Deputy Speaker of Iraq’s Parliament, Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, confirmed that the holy governorates of Najaf and Karbala are a destination for millions of Muslim visitors from all over the world, and that development service and tourism levels is at…

The capital, Baghdad, hosted the meetings of the third conference of the Standing Committee for Interfaith Dialogue between Iraq and the Vatican State at the Council of Ministers Guest House. The meeting was attended by representatives from the three religious…

Employees of the Engineering and Technical Projects Department of the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine continue construction work of Imam Hassan Al-Mujtaba (peace be upon him) courtyard, which is the second courtyard within the expansion project of the shrine of Imam…

Followers of AhlulBayt in Najaf commemorated the martyrdom of Lady Zahra, peace be upon her, at the shrine of the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him. A number of poets and Husseini eulogists participated in the mourning procession…

Allison Fluke-Ekren pleaded guilty to terrorism charges earlier this year, Fluke-Ekren led an all-female ISIL battalion in Syria. Prosecutors described Fluke-Ekren as the ‘empress of ISIS’, accusing her of training women and girls as young as 10 on how to…

 The Shirazi-affiliated Ahl al-Bayt Center for Islamic Thought in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, launched an orphan clothing project to help needy children.  The project launched by the Center in cooperation with the Karbala-based Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation, peace be upon him,…

Holy Karbala Women’s Seminary announced the resumption of its lessons and scientific activities, according to a statement by its deanship received by Shia Waves Agency. The statement added: “During the meeting, a number of important obstacles identified with effective ways…

An Iraqi group of visitors from southern governorates arrived at the shrine of Sayyida Zainab (peace be upon her) after a journey that lasted for days, walking towards her sanctified shrine in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Shia Waves Agency monitored…

The Karbala Center for Studies and Research held an extraordinary meeting to develop a preparatory plan for organizing the Seventh International Scientific Conference for the Blessed Arbaeen Pilgrimage, in the presence of a number of center members and concerned authorities.…