Ashura: When the truth does not necessarily rhyme with numbers
American Herald Tribune | CATHERINE SHAKDAM: There has been an ongoing debate on social media over both the inherent religious nature of Ashura –…
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Religious mourning ceremonies held in Tehran in full security: Police Chief
Tasnim – The new commander of Tehran’s Law Enforcement Force said mourning ceremonies marking the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and…
Photos: Ayatollah Khamenei attends a Muharram mourning ceremony on the night of Ashura
khamenei.ir- The fourth night of 2017 Muharram mourning ceremony was held on September 30, at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyeh with Ayatollah Khamenei…
Photos: Shia Muslims mark Tasua across Iran
ISNA l Hamid Foroutan, Shima Masjedi, Ahmad Zohrabi & Mohammad Alerasoul: Shia Muslims across Iran are marking Tasua, the eve of the…
Photos: Ayatollah Khamenei attends a Muharram mourning ceremony on the night of Tasua
IRNA- The third night of 2017 Muharram mourning ceremony was held tonight, September 29, at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiyeh with Ayatollah Khamenei…
Shia Muslims marking Tasu’a worldwide
Press TV- Shia Muslims have begun marking Tasu’a, the eve of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), by holding mourning rituals the…
Photos: Muharram mourning ceremonies in streets of Tehran
Tasnim I Naser Jafari & Mohammad Ali Asadi: Large groups of mourners gather in streets of the Iranian capital of Tehran to…
Photos: Leader attends Muharram mourning ceremony
IRNA- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has attended a mourning ceremony on the 1st night of mourning for Imam Hossein-ibn-Ali and…
Photos: Muharram mourning ceremonies in Tehran
Tasnim | Mohammad Hassan Aslani: Millions of Shia Muslims across Iran, including Tehran, are mourning the anniversary of martyrdom of the third…
Muslims respond to Imam Hussein’s calls in spite of distance and time
Alwaght- When Imam Hussein stood in Karbala and called: “Is there anyone to help me?” after all of his family members and…
Intelligence minister: Bombing plots during Moharram mourning ceremonies foiled
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Intelligence Minister Seyed Mahmoud Alawi announced on Wednesday that the country’s forces have foiled bombing plots in the Central…
Photos of the week
2 November-9 November Mourning ceremony of Imam Hussein (AS) held by Supreme Leader Iranian MPs attend mourning ceremony of…
Massive funeral for killed mourners in eastern S Arabia
TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Tens of thousands of Arabs attended funeral for seven people killed in Monday attack. According to Al-Manar,…
Shia cleric raps terror attack on mourners in S Arabia
Prominent Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Issa Ghassem has strongly condemned the recent deadly terrorist attack on Muharram mourners in Saudi Arabia. Sheikh…
Iran condemns terrorist attack on Nigerian mourners
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned a suicide attack on Shiite Muslims in northeastern Nigeria that killed at least…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Nov. 5
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has…
Iran censures terrorist attack against Shia mourners in Saudi Arabia
Iran has strongly condemned a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia on a gathering of Shia worshippers mourning the martyrdom anniversary of Imam…
Ashura sculpture set up at Tehran’s square
A three-dimensional work of art in the form of a sculpture depicting the Ashura tragedy has been unveiled in the Iranian capital…
Gunmen kill five Shia mourners in Saudi Arabia
Unidentified gunmen have attacked a gathering of Shia Muslims and killed five mourners commemorating Ashura, the tenth day of the lunar month…
Shia Muslims commemorating Ashura worldwide
Millions of Muslims across the globe are holding mourning ceremonies to mark Ashura, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH),…
Iran regrets Bahraini regime’s restrictions on religious practices
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman underlined Tehran’s discontent over Bahraini regime’s attacks on religious practices in the country. Marziyeh Afkham…
Millions of pilgrims in Karbala to commemorate Ashura
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Millions of Shiite pilgrims have gathered in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam…
Shia Muslims hold rituals to mark Karbala tragedy
Millions of Shia Muslims around the world annually commemorate the great tragedy of Karbala with various forms of traditional ceremonies. The mourners…
Shia Muslims commemorating Tasua
Shia Muslims in Iran and many other countries have begun mourning ceremonies to commemorate Tasua, the ninth day of the lunar month…
Five gunmen arrested in mourning rituals in Susa, Iran
Dezful, Nov 3, IRNA – Susa Police Chief General Hamid-Reza Baharvand announced here Sunday evening that five gunmen with records of shooting…
Photos of the week
26 October- 2 November Iran’s Para Games athletes return home with 120 medal 4 new ambassadors submit credentials to…
Car bombing leaves 14 Shia pilgrims dead in Baghdad
Iraqi police and medical authorities say more than a dozen people have been killed and tens of others injured in a car…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Nov. 2
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has…
Iraq’s anti-terror success to give rise to Karbala pilgrims: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Governor of Iraq’s Karbala said he expects a rise in the number of this year’s pilgrims who travel to…
Photos: Muharram mourning ceremonies in Masuleh, Northern Iran
Iranians across the country hold mourning rituals in Muharram, first month in lunar calendar, tenth of which marks Ashura when third Imam…
Photos: Muharram mourning ceremonies in Tabriz, Iran
Iranians across the country hold mourning rituals in Muharram, first month in lunar calendar, tenth of which marks Ashura when third Imam…