The necropolis sits in the holy city of Najaf, meaning it's extremely important ... a cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Mohammad and the first Shia Imam. It is even on UNESCO's World Heritage ...

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Prominent Shia Pakistani cleric Syed Sibtain Haider Sabzwari expressed concern over security forces failure to open the road ...

A special envoy of the International Federation of the Twelver Shia Khojas, headed by Hajj Safdar Jafar, has met with senior ...

Shia-dominated Iran is an Islamic republic ... Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani who is based in the Iraqi city of Najaf. “Khamenei is the head of Iranian army. Sistani is not the head of Iraqi ...