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‘The Broken Gem’ Ritual Performance in Mashhad

IQNA – “The Broken Gem” is a mourning event and ritual performance in Mashhad, northeast Iran, that depicts the suffering of the “Lady of the Two Worlds”—Hazrat Fatimah Zahra (SA)—through the medium of performing arts and Ta’ziyeh (traditional passion play), by recreating the events that transpired from the passing of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) up to the martyrdom of Hazrat Zahra (SA).