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John Shuck speaks with Hanan Al-Zubaidy and Catherine Shakdam about his recent trip to Iraq for Arbaeen\n\n\nHaving just returned from Iraq for Arbaeen in which over 15 million people from all over the world converged on the Holy City of Karbala, John Shuck discusses his experience and the significance of the world\u2019s largest event\xa0with Iraqi refugee and Portland resident,\xa0Hanan Al-Zubaidy, and geo-political analyst from the U.K.,\xa0Catherine Shakdam.\nHanan Al-Zubaidy was instrumental in bringing the\xa0Ramadan Tent Project to the United States. Catherine Shakdam recently wrote a couple of articles about Arbaeen entitled, \u201cMillions of Muslims, Over 60 Nations Gather to Reject Terror in Iraq\u201d and \u201cThe Great March to Arbaeen.\u201d\nArbaeen is the largest peaceful gathering on Earth and yet hardly anyone in the United States even knows about it.\nWhile in Iraq, John Shuck and photographer, Josh Townsley, were interviewed by\xa0Shabir TV,\xa0The Iraqi Media Network\xa0(starts 1:07), \xa0and the\xa0Imam Hussein Shrine.\n\u2014\nBios:\nHanan Al-Zubaidy is an Iraqi refugee who moved to the United States with her family in the early 90\u2019s. Settling in Portland Oregon, Hanan is a recent graduate of Portland State University where she earned her masters in Educational Leadership and Policy. Focusing her work on marginalized populations, Hanan is currently volunteering with Larch Correctional Facility and sits on the board Human Rights Council of Washington County.\n\u2014\nCatherine Shakdam\xa0is a\xa0geopolitical analyst and commentator for the Middle East with a special focus on Yemen and the Gulf countries, Catherine Shakdam has been published across several prominent media outlets including:\xa0The Huffington Post, Sputnik, Citizen Truth, Press TV, The New Eastern Outlook,\xa0RT,\xa0MintPress,\xa0Ayatollah Khameini\u2019s website, Open Democracy, the Foreign Policy Journal, \xa0The Duran,\xa0The American Herald Tribune,\xa0Katehon, and many more. Catherine has been instrumental in breaking media silence over Yemen\u2019s war, and the tragedy which has befallen the impoverished nation.\xa0\nIn 2015 she authored:\xa0Arabia\u2019s Rising \u2013 Under The Banner Of The First Imam.\nIn 2016 she authored\xa0A Tale Of Grand Resistance \u2013 Yemen, the Wahhabi, and the House of Saud\xa0and\xa0From Mecca to Karbala \u2013 Walking with the Holy household of the Prophet