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call.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497988/muharram-a-month-for-reflection-episode-10</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-27T12:54:50+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Muharram A Month for Reflection (Episode 10)</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/73e1c6aaZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1Mjc3OS5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDQxMXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Muharram A Month for Reflection (Episode 10)</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – What follows is Episode 10 of a series of lectures about the month of Muharram and the Ashura uprising delivered by religious activist Hojat-ol-Islam Mahdi Dardashtian.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497989/anti-muslim-hate-crimes-surging-to-record-levels-in-uk</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-27T12:33:21+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Anti-Muslim hate Crimes Surging to Record Levels in UK</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/94cc3effZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1Mjc5OC5wbmd8ZnVpOjIzNDQxM3xsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Anti-Muslim hate Crimes Surging to Record Levels in UK</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – There has been a nationwide escalation in anti-Muslim hate crimes, with physical assaults, verbal abuse, and desecration of Islamic symbols becoming disturbingly routine.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497987/ashura-quran-recitation-ceremony-held-in-karbala</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-27T12:02:16+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Ashura Quran Recitation Ceremony Held in Karbala</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/b476adc0ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1Mjc2NC5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDQwN3xsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ashura Quran Recitation Ceremony Held in Karbala</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – A Quran recitation ceremony was held on the day of Ashura in the holy city of Karbala.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497986/massive-cooling-network-serves-millions-at-islams-second-holiest-site</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-27T11:08:06+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Massive Cooling Network Serves Millions at Islam’s Second Holiest Site</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/55f3d163ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MjY0My5wbmd8ZnVpOjIzNDQwNnxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Massive Cooling Network Serves Millions at Islam’s Second Holiest Site</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – For the millions of pilgrims who flock to the Prophet's Mosque each year, the spiritual experience is matched by physical ease.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497985/irgc-retaliates-after-us-act-of-aggression-against-iran</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-27T10:32:44+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>IRGC Retaliates after US Act of Aggression against Iran</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/618a403aZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MjU3OC5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDQwNXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>IRGC Retaliates after US Act of Aggression against Iran</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy attacked several targets belonging to the American military after an act of aggression by US forces against Iranian coastal regions.  </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497984/beirut-agreement-with-israeli-regime-has-no-legitimacy-senior-cleric-says</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-27T09:45:55+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Beirut Agreement with Israeli Regime Has No Legitimacy, Senior Cleric Says</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/1de054c4ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MjUzNy5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDQwNHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Beirut Agreement with Israeli Regime Has No Legitimacy, Senior Cleric Says</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – The Jafari Mufti of Lebanon described the agreement between the Lebanese government and the Zionist regime as the “worst national disaster” and emphasized the deal has no legitimacy.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497983/regina-mosques-public-adhan-put-on-hold</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-27T09:18:44+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Regina Mosque’s Public Adhan Put on Hold</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/5c04f013ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MjUwMS5wbmd8ZnVpOjIzNDQwM3xsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Regina Mosque’s Public Adhan Put on Hold</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – A mosque in Regina, Canada’s Saskatchewan has stopped broadcasting its weekly Adhan (call to prayer) after hearing an earful from both supporters and detractors</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497982/cry-of-ya-hussein-reverberates-in-tuwairaj-procession-in-karbala</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-27T08:05:40+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Cry of ‘Ya Hussein’ Reverberates in Tuwairaj Procession in Karbala</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/bb6cb4b0ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MjQwNS5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDM4NHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Cry of ‘Ya Hussein’ Reverberates in Tuwairaj Procession in Karbala</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – Millions of mourners in Karbala performed the historic and magnificent Rakdha Tuwairaj procession at noon of Ashura Friday.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497981/shia-researcher-arrested-in-bahrain-after-posting-about-ashura</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T18:10:05+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Shia Researcher Arrested in Bahrain after Posting about Ashura</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/71641fd9ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MjE2OC5wbmd8ZnVpOjIzNDM4M3xsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shia Researcher Arrested in Bahrain after Posting about Ashura</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – Continuing its systematic restriction of freedom of expression and suppression of intellectuals and civil activists, the Manama regime has arrested a Shia researcher.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497979/maharashtra-hindu-village-keeps-ashura-rituals-alive</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T17:07:08+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Maharashtra Hindu Village Keeps Ashura Rituals Alive</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/c6b60812ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTkzOC5wbmd8ZnVpOjIzNDM4MHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Maharashtra Hindu Village Keeps Ashura Rituals Alive</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – There is not a single Muslim resident. Yet, in this village in Maharashtra, India, mourning rituals for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) are held with fervor.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497980/justice-something-worth-fighting-for-nyc-mayor-mamdani-says-in-ashura-mourning-ceremony</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T14:45:06+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>‘Justice Something Worth Fighting for’ NYC Mayor Mamdani Says in Ashura Mourning Ceremony</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/81a0cf49ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTk4NS5wbmd8ZnVpOjIzNDM4MXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>‘Justice Something Worth Fighting for’ NYC Mayor Mamdani Says in Ashura Mourning Ceremony</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended an Ashura mourning ceremony in Queens, New York, on Thursday to express respect for the occasion and its enduring message.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497952/muharram-a-month-for-reflection-episode-9</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T14:11:03+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Muharram A Month for Reflection (Episode 9)</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/1c185046ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM0NzYwMS5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDI3NHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Muharram A Month for Reflection (Episode 9)</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – What follows is Episode 9 of a series of lectures about the month of Muharram and the Ashura uprising delivered by religious activist Hojat-ol-Islam Mahdi Dardashtian.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497978/italian-demonstrators-demand-severing-ties-with-israel</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T13:39:47+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Italian Demonstrators Demand Severing Ties with Israel</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/ff15e3b5ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTkyMi5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDM3OXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Italian Demonstrators Demand Severing Ties with Israel</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – Supporters of Palestine in Italy gathered in front of the Rome city hall to call for cutting ties with the Zionist regime.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497977/ashura-mourning-rituals-held-at-martyr-nasrallahs-grave</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T12:52:50+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Ashura Mourning Rituals Held at Martyr Nasrallah’s Grave</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/dd7b411dZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTg3My5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDM2NnxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ashura Mourning Rituals Held at Martyr Nasrallah’s Grave</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – An Ashura mourning ceremony was organized Friday at the grave of martyr Sayed Hassan Nasrallah, the former secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497976/ashura-flag-waving-in-heart-of-europe</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T10:53:28+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Ashura Flag Waving in Heart of Europe</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/cde6169cZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTc1My5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDM2NXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ashura Flag Waving in Heart of Europe</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – Thousands of Shia Muslims and devotees of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in various cities of Europe raised Muharram mourning flags and chanted the call of “Labaik Ya Hussein”.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497975/inspired-by-ashura-resistance-has-surprised-world-hezbollah-chief</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T09:34:33+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Inspired by Ashura, Resistance Has Surprised World: Hezbollah Chief  </news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/14fabfd5ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTYyMy5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDM2NHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Inspired by Ashura, Resistance Has Surprised World: Hezbollah Chief  </image:title><image:caption>IQNA – The Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said the Islamic resistance has surprised the world by taking inspiration from Ashura.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497974/large-number-of-pilgrims-visit-karbala-shrine-for-ashura-mourning-rituals</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-26T09:01:31+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Large Number of Pilgrims Visit Karbala Shrine for Ashura Mourning Rituals</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/df783a4eZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTU4OC5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDM2M3xsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Large Number of Pilgrims Visit Karbala Shrine for Ashura Mourning Rituals</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – The holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala, Iraq, was full of pilgrims Thursday night, which marked the eve of Ashura in the Arab country.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497972/iranian-quranic-community-holds-ashura-khatm-quran-event</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T21:19:04+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Iranian Quranic Community Holds Ashura Khatm Quran Event</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/df1255fbZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTE1Ni5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDM2MXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Iranian Quranic Community Holds Ashura Khatm Quran Event</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – With the arrival of Tasua and Ashura, the ninth and tenth days of Muharram, the Iranian Quran community held the traditional ritual of Khatm Quran (reciting the Quran from beginning to end).</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497973/denmark-seeks-to-ban-islamic-call-to-prayer</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T20:34:30+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Denmark Seeks to Ban Islamic Call to Prayer</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/5ff5336dZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTIwOS5wbmd8ZnVpOjIzNDM2MnxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Denmark Seeks to Ban Islamic Call to Prayer</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – Danish Immigration Minister Morten Bødskov sparked fierce debate this week after announcing a renewed push to ban Adhan (the Muslim call to prayer) in Denmark.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497971/ashura-torch-carrying-ceremony-held-in-najaf</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T20:12:43+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Ashura Torch Carrying Ceremony Held in Najaf</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/d700b7b2ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTE1NC5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDM2MHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ashura Torch Carrying Ceremony Held in Najaf</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – The traditional Ashura Torch Carrying Ceremony was held in Najaf, Iraq, to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his loyal companions.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497970/authorities-close-al-yaseen-husseiniyeh-in-kuwait</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T19:29:42+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Authorities Close Al Yaseen Husseiniyeh in Kuwait</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/d99df5e9ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MTA3MC5wbmd8ZnVpOjIzNDM1OXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Authorities Close Al Yaseen Husseiniyeh in Kuwait</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – The management of Al Yaseen Husseiniyeh (Shia religious center) in the Mansouriyya area of ​​Kuwait announced the suspension of mourning ceremonies in the center until further notice.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497969/thousands-attend-mourning-rituals-in-imam-reza-shrine-on-tasua</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T18:39:53+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Thousands Attend Mourning Rituals in Imam Reza Shrine on Tasua</news:title><news:publication><news:name>iqna.ir</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://iqna.ir/media/f3daf1e9ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MDIzNC5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDMzOXxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Thousands Attend Mourning Rituals in Imam Reza Shrine on Tasua</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, which marked the day of Tasua, the 9th day of the lunar month of Muharram, thousands of pilgrims attended ceremonies at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions in the 680 AD Battle of Karbala.  </image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>
