Iranians across the country are celebrating national Father’s Day on the 13th of Rajab on lunar calendar, which falls on ...

What is happening when a Christian student of Islam is being invited to offer reflections on Imam Ali for today? The principle is simple: just as the Qur'an is guidance for all humankind and Prophet ...

Commemorating the auspicious occasion of Wiladat-e-Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (A S) a one-day conference organized by ...

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a mosque in Syria.

The artworks were installed prior to Eid al-Ghadir, Shia Muslims’ celebration on Dhul Hijjah 18, the day on which Imam Ali (AS) was appointed as successor to the Prophet Muhammad (S). On the way back ...

NAJAF, Iraq | The Imam Ali Mosque is considered the one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam. It was built in 977 over the tomb of Ali, the cousin of the Prophet Muhammad. The NewsHour recently visited ...

The Shia community in Hyderabad celebrated the birth anniversary of Hazrat Imam Ali with fervour, corresponding to the 13th ...

The month of Ramadhan, a month of fasting, giving, forgiveness and spiritual upliftment is currently upon us. Along with all the virtues which we derive from this period of fasting, such as empathy ...

A prominent pro-Iranian Shi’ite Muslim cleric in Iraq came under fire last week, after he accused Israel of orchestrating the assassination of the first Imam in Shi’ite Islam – more than 1,300 years ...

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Shaul Bakhash, professor of Middle East history at George Mason University, about the significance of the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq. Holes are visible in the ...