'Don't live in a cocoon': Jais rebuked over raid on Shia Muslim gathering
A prominent academic and Islamic scholar says authorities continue to display ignorance through annual raiding parties against Muslims who do not subscribe to a single interpretation.
Few masks as Iraq pilgrims ignore Covid for Shiite mourning
Even though only a little over 5% of Iraqis have been fully vaccinated against Covid, pilgrims insisted they had no need of masks, counting on divine providence to protect them.
