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Today, the Iraqi Manuscripts House opened the Exhibition of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) in Rare Manuscripts, in the Assyrian hall of the Iraqi Museum in the capital, Baghdad, in conjunction with the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. The director of the…

After several years of their presence in Iraq, the Chinese workers and engineers saw with their own eyes the generosity and altruism of the Iraqis during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), which motivated them to…

The Ahlulbayt Cultural and Charitable Foundation in Basra has started to set up a tent for religious inquiries in Najaf province to serve the Arbaeen pilgrims. In a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency, the Foundation stated that, in…

Hazara and other Shia Muslim communities in Afghanistan are facing what seem to be “systematic” attacks that could amount to international crimes, a United Nations expert has warned. Afghanistan’s Hazaras have faced decades of abuse and state-sponsored discrimination, including by…

Tens of thousands of pilgrims from Afghanistan and Pakistan are entering Iraq via Shalamcheh Border Crossing to participate in the Walk of Love, the walk towards the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, to participate in the…

The religious authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi, joined the millions of pilgrims walking towards the holy city of Karbala to commemorate the Arbaeen. This comes within the Grand Ayatollah’s annual habit of joining the believers in the…

Dozens of girls have protested in Afghanistan’s Paktia province after Taliban authorities shut their schools just days after classes resumed, agencies and local media reported, as an estimated three million secondary school girls are shut out of school for more…

 The representative of Pope Francis and President of the Catholic University of Bozeman Peter, Dr. Surumi Spolj, and his accompanying delegation visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. The delegation was received…

Human rights groups on Friday, 9th of September, called on the United Nations for stronger accountability in Afghanistan. In an open letter to the UN, they called for the establishment of a dedicated accountability mechanism by the Human Rights Council…

Today, Saturday, the Iraqi Border Ports Authority confirmed that all pilgrims are subject to inspection and passport stamps, indicating that no pilgrim is allowed to pass without an official document approved by the passport system. The head of the Border…