We have received word that the IECOC Umrah and Ziyarah group has successfully completed the rites of Umrah in Mecca and Ziyarah in the city of Madina. During this time, the group visited anumber of significant sites in and around the two cities, such as the graves of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Ahlulbayt (as). At present, the group is in Iraq to visit holy sites in Karbala, Najaf, and Baghdad.