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2019-10-14 11:44
Lovers of Imam Hussein on way to Karbala
Lovers of Imam Hussein (AS) are flocking to Karbala to mark the Arbaeen ritual. So far, more than two million Iranians have crossed into Iraq and more is expected in the next few days. Karbala is home to the shrine of Imam Hussein, who was martyred along with 72 of his relatives and companions in the battle of Karbala against the forces of the Caliph, in 680 AD.
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2019-10-07 18:23
IKIA schedules 676 extra flights for Arbaeen
TEHRAN – Imam Khomeini International Airport is scheduled to operate 676 extra flights in order to make the best use of air traffic during Arbaeen pilgrimage.
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2019-10-06 18:55
Painting depicting Ashura tragedy unveiled at Tehran children’s center
TEHRAN – An illustration portraying a story about Imam Hussein (AS) and his six-month-old baby boy, Ali Asghar (AS) who was the youngest person martyred on Ashura, was unveiled during a special ceremony in Tehran on Saturday.
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2019-10-04 20:36
Foes try to disrupt the Arba’een march by stoking unrest in Iraq: ayatollah
TEHRAN – The arrogant countries do not want the Arba’een march to take place, says Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, a Tehran Friday prayer leader.
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2019-10-02 19:30
Imam Khomeini Intl. Airport to operate extra flights for Arbaeen
TEHRAN – Imam Khomeini International Airport is scheduled to operate extra flights to cater for religious pilgrimage of Arbaeen, which falls on October 19 this year.
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2019-09-29 20:08
Tehran museum to host meeting on Muharram rituals
TEHRAN - The Glass and Ceramic Museum of Tehran will this evening host a meeting to discuss Muharram rituals which were held during Qajar era (1789–1925) at Tekyeh Dowlat, a royal theater in downtown Tehran.
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2019-09-22 19:01
Iran and its enormous potential for religious tourism
TEHRAN – Iran is growing into a major destination for religious tourism despite U.S. sanctions on its economy, some experts say.
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2019-09-18 19:22
20,000 traffic police forces on duty during Arbaeen pilgrimage
TEHRAN – During the Arbaeen pilgrimage, some 20,000 traffic police forces will stand guard to ensure the pilgrims’ safety, traffic police chief Seyed Kamal Hadianfar has announced.
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2019-09-14 09:54
By Sondos Al-Asaad
Machgharah: The town of Resistance and Martyrs commemorates Imam Hussein’s Martyrdom
BEIRUT - Thousands of mourners have gathered from various West Bekaa villages to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shiite Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), in the Lebanese town of Machgharah, to pledge allegiance to Imam Hussein and to resonate their firm stance to all the conspirators that no war shall weaken their determination and faith in the approach of resistance.
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2019-09-14 09:18
By Seyed Hossein Hosseiniseddiq
Muharram mourning in a strange country
TEHRAN - A few years back, I went to Germany to study for a doctorate and settled in a university campus located in a small town hundred kilometers North of Frankfurt in the woods. After a short while, I got to know the university and its surroundings. In a cold evening, it was about four o'clock after returning from the library. I was browsing my Persian calendar, and I suddenly realized that it was the fifth or sixth of Muharram and I was struck by a strange tragedy or grief. I knew that there was not definitely a mosque for Shiites in this small town. Of course, later on, I discovered that a leased mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya sect of Pakistan was located behind my faculty, the Middle East Studies Center.
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2019-09-13 18:54
Muharram rituals capture attention of foreigners
TEHRAN – Iran turns to a major tourism hub during the mourning month of Muharram. Every year thousands of foreigners flock to the country to see with their naked eyes and record with cameras the Iranian fervor during Muharram that reaches its climax on its 10th day, also known as Ashura.
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2019-09-11 14:59
Photo by: Mohsen Rezaei
Attraction of Imam Hussein (AS) is indescribable, undeniable
The lunar month of Muharram comes again with a great deal of sadness over the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and 72 of his loyal companions. During the first ten days of the month, which falls from Sept. 1 to 10 this year, each neighborhood across Iran sets up its own establishment to hold ceremonial processions. But the core meaning of Muharram is beyond such mere bereavement and commemoration of the past. Commemoration of Ashura is a tribute to truth and justice and condemnation of tyranny anytime and anywhere.
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2019-09-07 22:32
Photo by: Mahdi Tavakolian
Muharram huge mourning for all walks of life
Muharram is a huge mourning in which all Shiites from around the world take participate in, no matter they are infants or adults.
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2019-09-07 19:40
By Afshin Majlesi
A unique experience in life: Traveling to Iran during Muharram
TEHRAN – A unique time for visiting Iran is during the first ten days of the lunar month of Muharram, which falls from Sept. 1 to 10 this year. That’s because Iranians, who are mostly Shia Muslims, hold special ceremonies during this time. For Shia Muslims, Muharram is a turning point in the history of Islam.
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2019-09-06 16:49
Photo: Behnam Tofighi
‘Hosseini infants’ ceremony held nationwide
TEHRAN - Many mothers across the country gathered on Friday, holding their infants to mark ‘Hosseini infants’ ceremony in commemoration of Ali Asghar (AS), the six-month-old baby boy of Imam Hussein (AS), who was the youngest person martyred in the Battle of Karbala. The ceremony was held in 2003 for the first time in Tehran, but since then mourners have been congregating every year on the first Friday of the mourning month of Muharram (this year falling on September 1-September 29) nationwide and also throughout the world in over 40 countries including Iraq, Pakistan, Bahrain, India, and Turkey.
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2019-09-04 12:37
Muslim mourners mark martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS)
Muslim mourners travel on a street in Karbala, Iraq on September 3, 2019 in a group representing the caravan of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions when they embarked on a journey to Kufa in 680 CE.
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2019-09-02 19:09
Iran-Iraq border open to Arbaeen pilgrims
TEHRAN - Iran-Iraq border crossing of Khosravi was opened to Arbaeen pilgrims on Sunday in order to facilitate the commute of people who want to visit the holy city of Karbala.
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2019-08-27 18:20
Multimedia exhibit to explore feelings of mourners in Muharram rituals
TEHRAN – An exhibition of installation and photos depicting the feelings of Iranians from every walk of life during the mourning rituals for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companion in Muharram will be at Tehran’s Laleh Gallery.
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2019-07-28 18:27
Iranian consul general warns pilgrims against illegal entry into Iraq
TEHRAN – Iran’s consul general in the Iraqi city of Karbala has warned Iranian pilgrims against illegal entry into Iraq during the Arba’een rituals.
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2019-03-13 11:49
By M.A. Saki
Iranians and Iraqis are inseparable
The two nations of Iran and Iraq are bonded together by geography and more importantly religion, especially in the form of Shia Islam.
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2018-11-03 20:25
Tens of foreign tourists spectate Arbaeen rituals in Yazd
TEHRAN – Tens of international tourists on October 30 spectated Arbaeen rituals in Iran’s central Yazd province.
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2018-10-30 13:07
Arba’een: Millions of pilgrims converge on Karbala to honor Imam Hussein
Millions of pilgrims have converged on Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day since the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam.
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2018-10-21 16:16
‘Each day can be Ashura, each place can be Karbala’
Dr. Sousan Safaverdi, a university professor and writer tells audience not just to remember Imam Hussein just during Ashura (the day Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad was killed in the Battle of Karbala), but live by his cause every day, everywhere.
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2018-10-10 17:47
Suicide car bombs found on the roads to Tehran during Muharram: IRGC
TEHRAN – Morteza Mirian, director of the IRGC Ground Force Operations, has said more than a thousand conspiracies aimed at disturbing Tehran’s security in the month of Muharram (Sept. 11-Oct. 9) were foiled.
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2018/09/26
By Easar Mehdi
Few like Hurr have courage to face dilemma
ISLAMABAD - History is replete with the stories of oppressors (mustaqbirin) intimidating and subjugating the oppressed (mustazafin). History also bears eloquent testimony to the fact that the oppressed always prevail over the oppressors. The epic tragedy of Karbala, which covers a whole gamut of social, political and religious dimensions, is a shining example of that.
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2018-09-24 23:20
Over 1,200 foreign tourists spectate Muharram rituals in Yazd
TEHRAN – A total of 1,235 international tourists visited Iran’s central Yazd province in the first ten days of the month of Muharram (Sep. 11-20), during which millions of Iranians commemorated martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his loyal companions.
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2018-09-22 15:34
Imam Hussein (AS) lamentations, eulogies recited in English in Fereshteh mosque, northern Tehran
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2018-09-21 23:17
Love of Hussein unites us
TEHRAN – Muslims around the globe held massive mourning ceremonies on Thursday, the day of Ashura, to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions.
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2018-09-21 23:14
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Imam Hussein’s (AS) message for the human beings throughout history
TEHRAN — The days that have passed were the anniversary of the bitter events of the Battle of Karbala on the day of Ashura (tenth of Muharram) in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar (October 10, 680 AD).
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2018-09-21 15:46
Zarif: Imam Hussein’s sacrifice sends the message that ‘standing up for justice yields victory’
TEHRAN – On Wednesday, the day marking the 9th of the calendar month of Muharram, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on his tweeter page that Imam Hussein’s resistance against injustice sends the unwavering message that “standing up for justice yields victory”.
