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<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><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><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497951/muharram-a-month-for-reflection-episode-8</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T13:08:03+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Muharram A Month for Reflection (Episode 8)</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/09f214b5ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM0NzU5OS5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDI3MnxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Muharram A Month for Reflection (Episode 8)</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – What follows is Episode 8 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/3497968/us-speaker-johnsons-remarks-slammed-as-anti-muslim-hate-speech</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T12:48:25+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>US Speaker Johnson’s Remarks Slammed as Anti-Muslim Hate Speech</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/f87ce256ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MDIyMy5wbmd8ZnVpOjIzNDMzOHxsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>US Speaker Johnson’s Remarks Slammed as Anti-Muslim Hate Speech</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – A Muslim advocacy organization condemned US House Speaker Mike Johnson for his anti-Muslim hate speech.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497967/imam-husseins-movement-beyond-a-historical-uprising</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T12:10:55+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>Imam Hussein’s Movement beyond A Historical Uprising</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/87e7b93bZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM1MDE3MS5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDMzN3xsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>Imam Hussein’s Movement beyond A Historical Uprising</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – The movement of Imam Hussein (AS) had many lofty goals and ideals, and went beyond an only historical uprising.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://iqna.ir/en/news/3497966/in-cities-of-iran-time-stands-still-for-martyr-of-karbala</loc><news:news><news:publication_date>2026-06-25T10:55:43+03:30</news:publication_date><news:title>In Cities of Iran, Time Stands Still for Martyr of 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/3fd6b751ZTp3ZWJwfGY6NDM0OTkxMy5qcGd8ZnVpOjIzNDMyN3xsOmVufHY6MQ.webp</image:loc><image:title>In Cities of Iran, Time Stands Still for Martyr of Karbala</image:title><image:caption>IQNA – As the crescent moon heralds Muharram, the rhythmic thud of chests beating in unison echoes across Iran’s cities and towns, transforming bustling avenues into riverbanks of mourning.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>
