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WHO Rejects Karbala Unwanted Pregnancies Report; Publishing Journal Tries to Calm Iraqis

Monday 21 November 2016
WHO Rejects Karbala Unwanted Pregnancies Report; Publishing Journal Tries to Calm Iraqis

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World Health Organization rejected a recent report on increased unwanted pregnancies during Muslim ritual of Arba’een as baseless and false

Alwaght- World Health Organization rejected a recent report on increased unwanted pregnancies during Muslim ritual of Arba’een as baseless and false.

The report first published on the Arabic-language Aswat Hurrah (Free Voices) website was called as “completely erroneous and unethical” in a statement published Friday by the UN health body.

The WHO further condemned the use of its name in the report as totally contradictory to the organization’s underlying principles, emphasizing that it is investigating the source of the undocumented report and considers punitive measures against those behind its publication.

Earlier this week, Aswat Hurrah alleged that the influx of pilgrims visiting Karbala, which lies about 80 kilometers south of the capital Baghdad, had led to a sharp increase in the number of unintended pregnancies among Iraqi women.

During Arba’een rituals, millions of Muslims, mainly from Iran gather in the holy city of Karbal to honor the fortieth day after the Martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), third Shiite Imam at his shrine in the city.

Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has demanded an apology from Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat international newspaper over republishing the false report, stressing that Iraq reserves the right to take legal action against the London-based Arabic daily.

Abadi stated that the report published by Asharq al-Awsat in its Sunday issue constitutes an affront to the Iraqi nation, whose soldiers are making sacrifices in defense of their land, honor and dignity.

The Iraqi prime minister further pointed out that the newspaper and those who run it must apologize to the Iraqi people over the fabricated report, which has been denied by the World Health Organization, and stay away from publishing misleading and inflammatory news stories.

Additionally, prominent Iraqi Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, has threatened to close down the office of Asharq al-Awsat in Baghdad in case the newspaper does not issue a formal apology.

Later on Sunday, Asharq al-Awsat discharged its correspondent in Iraq as part of attempts to allay the anger of the Iraqi people and officials.

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