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The holy city of Karbala will witness the massive mourning procession of Bani Asad tribe, which commemorates the burial anniversary of al-Taff martyrs’ bodies on the 13th of Muharram after the noon and afternoon prayers. This mourning procession dates back…

The deaf-and-mute community in Wasit, Iraq, participated in the mourning ceremonies over the martyrdom of the Master of Martyrs, Imam Hussein (peace be upon him). The participants provided services to the Husseini mourners through establishing their own mourning processions. The…

A report issued by the International Observatory on monitoring the ceremonies commemorating the days of Ashura and the revival of the days of Muharram in five continents. The International Observatory is concerned with monitoring, across the world, whatever is related…

The Zainabiya Islamic Seminary, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the Syrian capital, Damascus, continues its mourning ceremonies on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.The ceremonies were launched from the first day…

Ahlulbayt followers in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, commemorated the Ashura ceremonies on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein and his pure family (peace be upon them), in the presence of a large number of mourners.Sheikh Mustafa Diba…

The Algerian Ministry of Housing announced the laying of the cornerstone for the project of the first smart, environmentally-friendly mosque that operates on an energy system, a combination of solar and ordinary power. The ministry stated in a statement that…

More than 2,200 processions participated in the mourning and provision of services to pilgrims during the commemoration of Ashura at Imam Hussain Holy Shrine in Karbala. The head of the Department of Husseini Rituals and Processions of Imam Hussain and…

 In conjunction with the days of the martyrdom of the Master of Martyrs, Aba Abdullah Al-Hussein, peace be upon him, one thousand red roses were distributed to residents in Washington DC, USA. Volunteers from Virginia and Washington DC attached a…

Following a string of attacks over the past several days that left almost 120 people dead and injured in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Amnesty International has urged the Taliban to step up measures to protect members of the Hazara Shia…

On the tragic day of Ashura – the tenth of Muharram 1444 AH – in Chicago USA, spots of blood were seen on a cradle which symbolically represents Imam Hussein’s six-month-old baby, Abdullah, peace be upon him. Abdullah was brutally…