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The day of Ashura is the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, and it is a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his companions in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD.

THERAN (IQNA) – Tehran’s interim Friday prayers leader underlined the importance of promoting the culture and teachings of Imam Hussein (AS) during Muharram mourning ceremonies.
News ID: 3469284    Publish Date : 2019/08/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An international women’s conference is planned to be held in Iraq with “Women after Ashura; A Glance at Contemporary Challenges” as its main theme.
News ID: 3467568    Publish Date : 2018/12/30

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A forum on the educational values of Ashura (the 10th day of Muharram which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his household) was organized in Dahieh, a Shia Muslim suburb south of Beirut, Lebanon.
News ID: 3467069    Publish Date : 2018/10/25

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Shia and Sunni Muslims in Quetta, Pakistan, said congregational prayers together ron the day of Ashura.
News ID: 3466796    Publish Date : 2018/09/22

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Like previous years, a Taziyeh performance was held in Vardanjan, southwestern Iranian province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, on Ashura (Thursday).
News ID: 3466792    Publish Date : 2018/09/22

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Hezbollah’s leader said the balance of power in the region has changed in favor of the anti-Israel axis of resistance, and that the Tel Aviv regime has failed in all its attempts to prevent Lebanon’s Hezbollah from achieving precision rockets.
News ID: 3466787    Publish Date : 2018/09/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iranians across the country along with Shia Muslims and others in different parts of the world hold mourning processions o Thursday to mark the day of Ashura, which is the climax of mourning rituals during the lunar month of Muharram.
News ID: 3466785    Publish Date : 2018/09/20

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Like previous years, the al-Kawthar Cultural Institute in The Hague, the Netherlands, is holding Quran recitation sessions during mourning ceremonies for the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3466775    Publish Date : 2018/09/18

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia has called for Shia citizens’ cooperation with security forces for the mourning ceremonies on the day of Ashura, marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3466731    Publish Date : 2018/09/09

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Arbaeen Association of Europe plans to hold the first international photo and film exhibition on Arbaeen (the 40th day after Ashura) in Leiden, the Netherlands.
News ID: 3465292    Publish Date : 2018/02/28

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The organizing committee of the 14th edition of the “Rabee’-ul-Shahadah” (spring of martyrdom) international festival in Iraq announced the themes of the religious-cultural program.
News ID: 3464917    Publish Date : 2018/01/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Sunni scholar in Lebanon stressed the need for implementing the messages of Imam Hussein’s (AS) Ashura uprising.
News ID: 3464141    Publish Date : 2017/10/11

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Winners of a competition titled “Ashura Through Art” were honored in a ceremony at the Iranian Cultural Center in Manila, the Philippines.
News ID: 3464106    Publish Date : 2017/10/08

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A group of Quran memorizers of the Dar-ol-Quran of Imam Hussein’s (AS) holy shrine held a mourning procession in Karbala on the Day of Ashura.
News ID: 3464058    Publish Date : 2017/10/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Thousands of Shia Muslims across Australia marched to commemorate the martyrdom of the Prophet Mohammad's (PBUH) grandson, Imam Hussein (AS), and take a stand against terrorism.
News ID: 3464057    Publish Date : 2017/10/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Some three million pilgrims from Iraq and other countries took part in mourning ceremonies held in the holy city of Karbala on Sunday, the day of Ashura.
News ID: 3464056    Publish Date : 2017/10/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Mourning ceremonies were held in cities and towns across Iran, including the holy city of Mashhad, on Sunday to mark Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions.
News ID: 3464052    Publish Date : 2017/10/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Bahraini regime forces attacked dozens of Shia Muslims commemorating the occasion of Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, as the Al Khalifa regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown against peaceful protesters.
News ID: 3464051    Publish Date : 2017/10/02

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Lebanese Shia Muslims on Sunday marched in streets in a Beirut suburb to mark Ashura.
News ID: 3464049    Publish Date : 2017/10/01

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pakistani National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq urged the nation to rise above parochial differences, narrow mindedness, sectarianism, ethnicity and maintain harmony, unity and brotherhood in the ranks in accordance with golden principles of Islam and follow the path of Imam Hussein (AS).
News ID: 3464047    Publish Date : 2017/10/01