World's Biggest Pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq; And Why You've Never Heard of it!

by: Sayed Mahdi al-Modarresi

It's not the Muslim Hajj, or the Hindu Kumbh Mela.. Known as Arbaeen, it is the world's most populous gathering, and you've probably never heard of it! Not only does the congregation exceed the number of visitors to Mecca (by a factor of five, in fact), but it is more significant than the Kumbh Mela, since the latter is held only every three years. In short, Arbaeen dwarfs every other rally on the planet, reaching twenty million last year. That is a staggering %60 of Iraq's entire population, and it is growing year after year.

Above all, Arbaeen is unique because it takes place against the backdrop of chaotic and dangerous geopolitical scenes. Daesh (aka 'Islamic State') sees the Shia as their mortal enemy, so nothing infuriates the terror group more than the sight of Shia pilgrims gathering for their greatest show of faith.

“Iranian Leaders Have Been Educated In The US” - So What?

RI

19 October 2014
Suddenly, the educational background of Iranian officials and their children has become a matter of interest to Business Insider, covering two stories in forty-five days. The first piece was published on 5 September 2014 by Emanuele Ottolenghi, while the second one was published on 15 October 2014 by Armin Rosen.

Iranian Cyber Power Reaching Israel and United States of America

The main article was published on The Guardian under a different title
31 August 2014


by: Tom Brewster   
When Israel stepped up Operation Protective Edge in Gaza in July, a crew of hackers going under the name of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters readied their attack tools to show support for their Palestinian brothers.

They attempted to flood a core piece of Israel’s internet infrastructure, the Domain Name System that acts as the web’s phone book for the country. They also tried to take down websites for the national stock exchange and Mossad, the intelligence and special operations body.

Holocaust survivors condemn Israel for 'Gaza massacre,' and call for boycott

23 August 2014



In response to Elie Wiesel's advertisement comparing Hamas to Nazis, 327 Jewish Holocaust survivors and descendants in an ad published in the New York Times on Saturday, 23rd August 2014, condemned Israel for 'ongoing massacre of the Palestinian people.'

The signatories in the letter, initiated by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, have also condemned Elie Wiesel’s manipulation of the Nazi Genocide to attempt to justify the attacks on Gaza.

Click here to view the press release from signatories to the letter.

AOHR: Britain is Profiting from Israeli Massacres

by AOHR UK

21 July 2014

400 British arms export licences to Israel

17 British companies sell spare parts

and military technology to the Israeli army

Britain profiting from Israeli massacres

As Israeli intensifies its assault on the Gaza Strip, the annual Farnborough International Air Show was inaugurated on the 14^th of July 2014 with the participation of Israel which is represented by Elbit Systems, Rafael and the Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI), companies which manufacture weapons that kill Palestinians. Meanwhile Arab delegations attended the event to procure the most weaponry. The Air Show concluded on the 20^th of July 2014.

White House Version on details of implementing Iran nuclear deal in Geneva

January 18

RI: On January 16, the White House released the details of implementing the nuclear deal signed by Iran and the world’s six major powers.  Iran’s Foreign Ministry, however, strongly rejected the White House statement and called it a false version of the interim nuclear agreement reached early Sunday between Iran and the six world powers. “What has been released by the website of the White House as a fact sheet is a one-sided interpretation of the agreed text in Geneva and some of the explanations and words in the sheet contradict the text of the Joint Plan of Action, and this fact sheet has unfortunately been translated and released in the name of the Geneva agreement by certain media, which is not true,” said a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Tehran, according to Fars news agency.

The following is the White House statement ...