Islamic Republic's push to develop Shia holy city as a top Middle Eastern destination. [ dispatch ] Since the early 16th century, during the Safavid dynasty, the holy city of Qom has been a ...
AT FIRST glance the holy city of Qom, Iran's pre-eminent place of Shia scholarship, still feels pretty conservative. Almost all its women are covered from head to toe. Mullahs saunter by in flowing ...