MARSIYA, or elegy, is derived from an Arabic word which means ‘to mourn the dead and eulogise them’. With the word marsiya, one naturally thinks of the martyrs of Karbala, but the ones that bewail and ...

A representative of the highest Shia authority in Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has called for a national stance against the militant group ISIS. His representative, Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Karbalai, ...

One of the wounded was Shaikh Abd al-Mahdi al-Karbalai, a cleric regarded as close to Ayat Allah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq‘s most influential Shia leader. Hospital sources said al-Karbalai, near whose ...

ALBAWABA - There are some out there who may think that after a certain age, it isn't possible to learn new things, be it at a class or otherwise. Muhammad Saeed Al-Karbalai proves that line of ...

The most powerful Shia religious leader in Iraq has put out a call for the international community to send Baghdad more modern weapons to help it fight against Isis. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, ...