Free Republic 1st Qtr 2026 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $5,552
6%  
Woo hoo!! And now less than $8k to reach 13,500 by Jan 15th!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: shii

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Iran: Shi'i cleric says UK-US coalition did not attack shrines in Iraq

    04/08/2003 11:59:55 AM PDT · by knighthawk · 17 replies · 201+ views
    BBC Monitoring ^ | April 08 2003 | IRNA
    Tehran, 8 April: A prominent Shi'i cleric on Tuesday [8 April] denied reports that coalition forces had struck holy sites in the cities of Najaf and Karbala in central Iraq. "This claim that holy sites have been damaged is not true at all," opposition figure, Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Kho'i, told IRNA from Najaf by telephone. "Believe me, not a single bullet has hit the wall of the shrine," he said when asked to comment on the speculation that some of the Shi'i holy sites, including the mausoleum of Imam Ali (AS) [peace be upon him] - the first infallible imam...