by Adil Alsalmi | Jun 2, 2016 | World
London-Khomeini’s grandson, Ali Khomeini, defended the series of executions carried out by the first supreme leader of Iran by saying that his grandfather’s firmness in ruling the country was the major reason behind the Iranian regime’s survival after the revolution....
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 4, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—There is a growing movement within Iran’s hawzas, Islamic seminaries, calling for more emphasis on physical exercise, placing the responsibility for its promotion firmly with religious scholars. Iran’s religious scholars gained a leading...
by Nazeer Rida | Dec 16, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Kazem Al-Haeri has issued the first public fatwa sanctioning fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces. Haeri, who is based in the Shi’ite holy city of Qom, Iran’s religious capital, has...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 21, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Senior Shi’ite ayatollahs in Qom, Iran, have issued edicts urging their followers to join the fighting in Syria, while many Iraqi clerics based in Najaf remain opposed to involvement in the fighting. Shi’ite militia commanders responsible for...
by Ali M. Pedram | Jul 5, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani met with a number of highly regarded Shi’ite clerics in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran on Thursday. During his visit Rouhani emphasized his determination to resolve the very complicated and...
