More than 600 foreign journalists to cover Arbaeen's visit to Iraq
More than 600 foreign journalists to cover Arbaeen's visit to Iraq
More than 600 journalists from different countries will cover events related to the annual Arbaeen procession in Iraq. Tawfiq al-Habali, the director of the media and communication department of the Governor of Karbala, said journalists, photographers will come to Iraq for the great religious event from various Arab, Islamic and non-Islamic countries. He said that a high-speed media center has been established in the holy city of Karbala to welcome journalists from Iraq and other countries during the Arbaeen season. Al-Habali has noted that the station has various newsrooms for the media. "A detailed media plan has been designed to highlight the worship of the Arbaeen Tour which is expected to convey the message of Arbaeen and the awakening of Imam Hussein (AS) to the world", he continued to say. Arbaeen is an Arabic word that means 40.
In this context, it is the 40th day since the martyrdom of the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Imam Hussein (AS) and his obedient companions on the 10th of Muharram. The noble was martyred in the struggle of Karbala 14 centuries ago. Imam Hussein (AS) Day of Arbaeen coincides with the 20th of Safar, the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar. After the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) at the hands of the cruel Yazid bin Muawiya, people who were surprised by the cruelty of the Ummaya clan began to visit his grave to pay their respects and from that time until today generations in the Islamic community have continued that tradition. Every year the number of pilgrims on Arabeen Day increases, whereas last year the number broke the record and reached 21 million.
The voluntary movement of Iraqi citizens known as al Hashd al Shaabi has emphasized that it is ready to cooperate with other security institutions of the country. to protect the security of Muslims during the visit to Aruba by Imam Husain AS and emphasized that his 11,000 soldiers will participate in the exercise. The 6th of the next month of September will coincide with the peak of the memory of Imam Husain AS in Iraq. Millions of devotees of Ahlul Bait AS continue to pour into Iraq for those memories. Terrorist gangs and exiles created and trained by Western powers, especially Daesh terrorists (ISIS) are making all kinds of plots to disrupt the security of Muslims who are pouring in Najaf and Karbla, in southern Iraq for the Arubaini of Imam Husain AS.
WA'A news agency has quoted Faalih al Fayyadh, Head of al Hashd al Shaabi Movement as saying that the movement is fully prepared to cooperate with the General Command of Joint Operations, the Minister of Interior of Iraq and other security institutions of the country that is to protect the safety of pilgrims and pilgrims of Imam Husain AS who continue to flock to the cities of Najaf and Karbala in Iraq from all corners of the world. Al Hashd al Shaabi movement of Iraq He said, during the commemoration of Imam Husain AS, the al Hashd al Shaabi movement is also involved in serving the poor and at the same time its fighters are side by side with other Iraqi security institutions for in order to ensure that the visitors who are pouring into Iraq right now make their visits in complete safety. Every year millions of Muslims and lovers of the Ahlul Bait of Prophet Muhammad SAW flock to Iraq for the commemorations of the Arubaini of Imam Husain AS under strict security measures due to constant threats of terrorist gangs.
