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Mourning processions in Karbala

Nov 08, 2017 11:09

Devotees of Ahl-ul Bayt (AS) holding mourning processions in the holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba'een of Imam Husain (AS).
Bangladesh, Myanmar to form ‘working group’ on refugee crisis

Oct 02, 2017 08:25

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to set up a “joint working group” tasked with paving the way for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, who have fled a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar’s Muslim-majority Rakhine State.
Muslims mark Ashura with mourning ceremonies

Oct 01, 2017 03:24

In their millions, Muslims have started staging passionate mourning ceremonies in commemoration of the day in history that witnessed the martyrdom of the icon of sacrifice to the faithful.
Leader attends Moharram mourning ceremony on the night of Ashura

Oct 01, 2017 05:14

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended a mourning ceremony at the Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on the night of Ashura. Courtesy of Tasnim News
Devotees of Ahl al-Bayt (AS) mark the mourning day of Tasua worldwide

Sep 30, 2017 07:29

Millions of devotees of Ahl al-Bayt (AS) around the world are commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's (blessings of God upon him and his progeny) grandson and his third infallible successor Imam Husain (AS).
Tasua mourning procession in different parts of Iran (Photos)

Sep 30, 2017 11:51

Millions of devotees of Ahl al-Bayt (AS) around the world are commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's (blessings of God upon him and his progeny) grandson and his third infallible successor Imam Husain (AS).
Devotees mark the mourning day of Tasua worldwide

Sep 30, 2017 11:43

Today is Tasua, or the 9th of Moharram, the day preceding the bloodcurdling tragedy of Karbala, a day commemorated throughout the world by the faithful with special ceremonies for contemplating on the crucial and climactic hours leading to the immortal epic of Ashura the next day.
Iran’s top Sunni cleric backs Iraq’s integrity, unity

Sep 30, 2017 01:42

Iran’s prominent Sunni cleric Molavi Abdul Hamid has voiced his objection to the potential secession of the northern Kurdistan region from Iraqi mainland, urging the Kurdish people to maintain their unity.
60 Rohingya presumed dead as boat capsizes off Bangladesh

Sep 29, 2017 10:39

At least 60 people, among them women and children, are likely to have lost their lives following an incident in which a boat carrying Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized in rough waters off Bangladesh.
15 people, including 10 children, drown as Rohingya boat capsizes off Bangladesh

Sep 28, 2017 17:24

At least 15 people, including 10 children, have drowned when a boat carrying persecuted Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state capsized in rough seas off Bangladesh.