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Latest Religions and Faiths News in Iran – Iran is a predominantly Shiite Muslim country, with significant minorities of many other faiths. News and opinions related to religious issues can be found here.

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Iran’s Leader condoles with top cleric on mother’s demise

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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader has expressed condolences on the passing of the mother of senior religious figure Ayatollah Mohammad Javad Fazel Lankarani.
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Australian ambassador visits Hazrat Masoumeh’s shrine in Qom, Iran

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Australian ambassador to Tehran Lyndall Sachs has visited the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh in Iran’s holy city of Qom.
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Iran’s Leader meets nurses, families of late medical staff caring for COVID patients

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has received a host of nurses and families of medical personnel who lost their lives to COVID-19 while treating and caring for patients inflicted with the deadly virus.
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Tehran calls for sisterhood pact with Najaf

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Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani has sat down with Deputy Governor of the Iraqi province of Najaf, Hatef Abd-ul-Amir Habib Mazi, highlighting the deep attachment between the people of Iran and Iraq.
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Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mojtahed Shabestari laid to rest in Qom

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Large numbers of people have held a funeral ceremony for senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari in the holy city of Qom.
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Iran leader expresses condolences on demise of top cleric

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed condolences on the demise of senior religious figure Haj Sheikh Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari.
Religion

Ayatollah Sistani bans purchasing from firms supporting Israel

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Iraq’s top Shia authority Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from doing business with companies that support the Israeli regime. Ayatollah Sistani issued the fatwa, which is a religiously binding edict, in response to a question about buying stuff from stores which give part of their profits to Israel.
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Taliban welcomes Ayatollah Khamenei’s message of unity

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The head of the Taliban’s political office has said in a tweet the group welcomes Leader of Iran’s Islamic revolution’s speech in which Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged unity between Shia and Sunni Muslims.
Tourism

Iran, Iraq Launch Visa Waiver Program

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Iran and Iraq have eliminated visa requirements for visitors travelling between the two countries via air.
Society

No Orphan without Sponsor in Iran: Official

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A senior Iranian charity official says there are no orphans without sponsors in the country.
Religion

Iraq Begins Issuing Visas-on-Arrival for Iranians Iraq says it has begun issuing visas for visiting Iranian nationals at Iraqi airports.

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The Iraqi interior ministry made the announcement after issuing a directive ordering the country’s Civil Status and Passports Directorate to grant visas-on-arrival to Iranian nationals.
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The Leader: Normalizing ties with Israel, great sin and mistake

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei slammed the move by certain regional governments to normalize ties with the Israeli regime as “a great sin and mistake”.
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Iranians Mark Anniv. of Prophet Mohammad’s Birth

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Hilarity reigns supreme across Iran on the anniversary of the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad, which falls on October 24, 2021 this year.
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Iran’s President Congratulates Muslims on Prophet Mohammad Birth Anniv.

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The Iranian president has, in separate messages, congratulated heads of Islamic states as well as Muslim people on the anniversary of the birth of Prophet Mohammad and the Islamic Unity Week.
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Iran parliament speaker warns of U.S. plot to ignite regional wars

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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned of a plot hatched by the United States to ignite the flames of war in the region.
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Iranian Sunni Muslim praying on Valiasr Street in central Tehran

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A video is making the rounds on social media in Iran showing a Sunni Muslim fruit seller saying his prayers on the sidewalk of a famous street in central Tehran.
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Iran’s president names advisor for ethnic minorities’ affairs

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has appointed Mamosta Abdol Salam Karimi as his advisor for ethnic and religious minorities’ affairs.
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Over 14 million participate in Arbaeen ceremonies in Karbala

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Reports say over 14 million people have participated in this year’s Arbaeen ceremonies in the Iraqi city of Karbala.
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New Portico at Imam Reza Shrine: An Architectural Wonder

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Work got underway in 2002 to construct a portico at Imam Reza’s holy shrine in the city of Mashhad in the northeastern Iranian province of Khorassan Razavi.
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Iranian Polymath Allameh Hassanzadeh Amoli Passes Away

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Renowned Iranian Islamic scholar Allameh Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli has passed away at the age of 93 after a period of hospitalization for illness.
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Iranian cleric warns Azeri officials not to fall for plots by Israel’s lackeys

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The Friday prayer leader of the Iranian city of Tabriz has said the recent remarks of Israel’s lackeys will have no effect on the unity between Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Religion

Iraqi PM visits Imam Reza shrine before leaving Iran

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi has left Iran after making a pilgrimage to the shrine of Imam Reza in Iran’s holy city of Mashhad.
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Iraqi PM promises to increase Arbaeen visas for Iranians

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi says Baghdad will increase the number of visas for Iranian pilgrims to attend Arbaeen ceremonies.
Religion

Iran trying to up visa quota for Arbaeen pilgrims

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran is trying to convince the Iraqi government to further increase the visa quota for Iranian pilgrims to participate in Arbaeen ceremonies while observing Covid health protocols.
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Iraq increases Iranians’ visa quota for Arbaeen rituals

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Iraq has reportedly doubled the visa quota for Iranian pilgrims to participate in Arbaeen ceremonies.
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