Visitors to Qom can be classified into two groups of people; sightseers, day-trippers, and pilgrims, who want to pay homage to the holy shrine, and Shiite scholars and students who come from across ...

Home to some of its most influential clerics, Qom is among Iran's most important cities, politically and religiously. Thousands of religious authorities are based at its seminaries, and the city is ...

Qom, Iran: In the religious capital of Iran, the Islamic revolution still holds a powerful sway even as once-unthinkable signs of modernity creep into the city of Qom to challenge the faithful. Qom, a ...