The Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs at the Al-Abbas's(p) holy shrine celebrated the birth anniversary of Our Lady of the women of the worlds, Fatima az-Zahra (peace be upon her), in the state of Sierra Leone.
The director of the Center for African Studies of the Department, Sheikh Saad al-Shammari, said that "one of the goals of the center is to revive the religious events of the Ahl al-Bayt(peace be upon them) on the African continent, because of the importance of this matter in communicating the thought and method of the Islamic religion to all segments of African society, and at the same time it is a revival of religious rituals".
He added that"the center held a celebration on the birth anniversary of lady Fatima az-Zahra (peace be upon her), in the city of Devil hole in the state of Sierra Leone, which included a range of activities and events.
Al-Shammari continued that"the celebration included a lecture on the blessed biography of Lady az-Zahra (peace be upon her), and the importance of imitating contemporary women with her personality, and highlighted her religious, moral and educational qualities, and her hijab, which is the real model of the hijab, in the presence of a gathering of followers and lovers of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)".