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Sayyed Mohammad Ali Husseini.

Hezbollah Opponent Inaugurates Center for ‘Arab Shi’ites’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 19, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Sayyed Mohammad Ali Husseini, secretary general of Lebanon’s Shi’ite group Arabic Islamic Council, announced that the council has been transformed into an expanded Arab Shi’ite council that embraces all efforts and interacts with Arab Shi’ite figures...

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Ayatollah Khomeini

CIA Documents: ‘Shi’ite Revolution, Iran’s Neighbors’ (1)

by Mounir Al-Mawri | Feb 4, 2017 | Features

Washington-In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution in 1979, Iran’s hierarchy was divided over the policy it should adopt towards Shi’ite communities abroad. In February 1979, followers of Ruhollah Khomeini staged a coup against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s regime...

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Egyptian riot police in Cairo. Reuters

Egypt’s Al-Hussein Mosque under Maximum Security, No Sect-Inspired Rituals Permitted

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 12, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian authorities stepped up security on Tuesday, closing down the Al-Hussein Mosque, located in Old Cairo. The mosque will be reopened on Thursday to avoid possible tensions between Shi’ites and Salafists. “Sectarian religious practices will not be...

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Millions of Muslims are preparing for the annual pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Above, pilgrims pray inside the Grand Mosque as thousands circle the Kaaba in Makkah, Dec. 19, 2007. Photo: Reuters/Ali Jarekji

Lebanese Shi’ites Object to Hezbollah’s Support of Iran’s Recent Hajj Policy

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanon’s so-called Hezbollah group’s latest enactment of boycotting this year’s Hajj pilgrimage carried on gathering resentment and objection among Shi’ites in Lebanon. The sect realizes that the decision taken by the party is nothing but a parallel measure...

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Iraqi Families Sent to Syria to Change Demographics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 6, 2016 | Middle East

London, Beirut: Iraqi families are being sent to Syria to change the demographics in the country, according to sources close to the activities of the Iranian-backed armed militias in Syria. “The most important plan currently conducted by the armed militias, is to...