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Muslims around world mark Arba'een
Sep 28, 2021 03:10Muslims marked Arba'een, the 40th day that followed the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (Pbuh), the third Shia Imam, and his 72-strong companions in the Battle of Karbala, in what is now southern Iraq, in 680 AD.
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Karbala: Muslims perform mourning rituals on Arba'een
Sep 27, 2021 10:14Muslims perform mourning rituals in the central Iraqi holy city of Karbala on the day of Arba'een.
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Procession held in Tehran to commemorate Arba'een
Sep 27, 2021 05:51A large number of people in Iran’s capital, Tehran, attended a procession on Monday in commemoration of Arba'een, marking forty days after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shias' Imam, Imam Hussein (PBUH).
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Decision made to fill Iran's quota for Arba'een pilgrimage
Sep 06, 2021 09:23As Iraq has given its approval to the air travel of 30,000 Iranian passengers for this year’s Arba'een rituals, an Iranian official announced a decision to fill the quota in compliance with the coronavirus restrictions.
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Nigerian police martyr 3, injure 12 Ashura mourners in Sokoto: Report
Aug 21, 2021 03:00At least three people have been martyred and a dozen more wounded after police forces attacked a commemorative Ashura mourning procession held by local Shia Muslims in Nigeria’s northern state of Sokoto, a report says.
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Takfiri terrorists turned holy sites in Syria into rubble
Aug 20, 2021 03:33Mourners used to peacefully mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in Sayeda Sukayna shrine in Daraya in Damascus countryside, before the war on Syria started. However, the site nowadays is in a totally different situation. Terrorists occupied and used the shrine as a stronghold during the clashes that happened there, gradually causing its destruction.
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Muslims commemorate Ashura in Pakistan’s city of Karachi
Aug 20, 2021 03:23Thousands of mourners have flocked to the city centers across Pakistan to pay tribute to their beloved Imam Hussain (PBUH).
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Muslims mark Ashura in Kashmir after police crackdown
Aug 20, 2021 03:15In the Shia-dominated regions of Indian-administered Kashmir, tens of thousands of Muslims have participated in the mourning processions held in memory of Imam Hussein (PBUH).
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Afghan Shias commemorate Ashura under Taliban guard in Herat
Aug 20, 2021 02:59Afghan Shias commemorate the holy day Ashura under the watchful eyes of Taliban gunmen.
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Message of Ashura guiding Iran in protecting people’s rights: Spokesman
Aug 19, 2021 11:33The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry hailed Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his companions in the fight against tyranny, as an event that inspires Iran in its push for safeguarding the rights of its people.