The 14th of July is a public holiday in Iraq which marks the Republic Day. It celebrates the ousting of the Hashemite monarchy on the hands of Abdul Karim Qasim in 1958.
Islam: Faith, Holidays, Practice & History
Islam is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion originated in the Arabian Peninsula 1400 years ago, and spread rapidly to form a majority of the population in the Middle East and many Asian and African countries. Islam now is followed by more than a billion people, making it the second largest religion in the world.