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Millions in Iran’s Mashhad pay homage to Imam Reza

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Huge numbers of mourners gather in the shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia Imam, in the Iranian city of Mashhad to mark his martyrdom anniversary.
Religion

Millions in Iran mark 8th Shia Imam’s martyrdom anniversary

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Millions of people in Iran mourn the martyrdom anniversary of the 8th Shia Imam, Ali ibn Musa al-Reza.
Religion

Iranians hold ceremonies to mourn Imam Hassan’s martyrdom, Prophet’s demise

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Iranians marked the passing away anniversary of the revered Prophet Muhammad and the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan Mojtaba, the second Shia Imam on Monday, the 28th day of the month of Safar on the Islamic calendar.
Religion

Millions heading for Karbala to observe Arbaeen

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Millions of Shia Muslims are heading to Karbala, Iraq to observe the Arbaeen ceremonies, which mark 40 days after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam and his companions. 
Religion

Hundreds of thousands of Iranian pilgrims depart for Iraq’s Karbala for Arbaeen rituals

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Over 720 thousand Iranian pilgrims have left Iran to Iraq’s Karbala through Mehran border crossing during the past ten days to take part in the Arbaeen walk, according to Tasnim news agency.
Religion

Iranians commemorate Ashura with nationwide noon prayers

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On the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, Iranians gathered to commemorate the final prayer of Imam Hussein and his loyal companions in Karbala by performing the noon prayer of Ashura in congregation.
Religion

Millions in Iran mark Ashura, mourn Imam Hussein’s martyrdom

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Shia Muslims across Iran and worldwide are marking on Tuesday the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam and the Prophet’s grandson, Imam Hussein.
Religion

Iranians mourning Imam Hussein’s martyrdom on Tasua

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Millions of mourners in Iran are taking part in nationwide processions of Tasua, the ninth day of Muharram on the Islamic lunar calendar, one day before the third Shia Imam, Hussein ibn Ali, and 72 of his companions were martyred on the plains of Karbala, in today’s Iraq, over 13 centuries ago.
Religion

Millions of Iranians celebrating Eid al-Ghadir

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Iranians are celebrating Eid al-Ghadir, which marks the day when Prophet Mohammad appointed the first Shia Imam, Ali ibn Abi Talib, as his successor and the leader of Muslims some 14 centuries ago.
Local

Huge rallies in Iran in tribute to Imam Reza

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Huge rallies took place in 10 cities across Iran to pay tribute the 8th Shia Imam Ali Ibn Moussa al-Reza, whose shrine is in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad.
Human Rights

Iran rights chief calls on intl. community to adopt policies that defend Muslims

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Iran’s top human rights official has urged governments and policymakers across the world to ratify laws that would defend Muslims’ rights and ensure their all-out inclusion within societies.
Religion

Iran FM: Fighting Islamophobia collective effort by Islamic ummah

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has called for collective efforts by the Islamic ummah to fight Islamophobia.
Religion

Iran condemns repeated desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden, urges practical measures

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned the insulting, again, of the holy Quran in Sweden.
Religion

Iran mourns Imam Reza’s martyrdom

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Grief reigns supreme across Iran on Saturday as mourners commemorate the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Reza, the eighth Shiite Imam.
Religion

Mashhad mourns Prophet’s demise, Imam Hassan’s martyrdom

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Iran’s northeastern holy city of Mashhad is mourning for the passing away anniversary of the revered Prophet Muhammad and the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan Mojtaba, the second Shia Imam.
Religion

Huge crowd commemorates Arbaeen in Tehran

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A large crowd of black-clad mourners, who couldn’t make it to this year’s Arbaeen walk towards Karbala, held a rally in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday to mark the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam.
Europe

French education minister announces ban on Muslim dress in state schools

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France will ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools, French Education Minister Gabriel Attal has declared ahead of schools returning after the summer holidays.
Religion

Denmark seeking to ban Quran burnings after Muslim outrage

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The Danish government says it plans to ban Quran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam’s holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries.
Local

Former IRGC commander: Many policies against Islamic ideology

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A former top Iranian commander with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has brushed aside the idea that ideological issues have been given precedence over national interests in Iran.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM: Islamic states to push for boycotting Swedish, Danish goods over desecration of Quran

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Iran’s foreign minister says the Islamic countries will follow up on the decision to boycott the Danish and Swedish goods following the continued desecration of Islamic sanctities in the two European countries.
Foreign Policy

Swedish, Danish chargés d’affaires summoned to Iran foreign ministry over Quran desecrations

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The Swedish and Danish chargés d'affaires in Tehran were called to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in protest at the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran.
Religion

Pope Francis condemns Quran burnings in Europe as ‘barbaric’

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Pope Francis has denounced as “barbaric” the recent Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark. He has stressed that such blasphemous moves prevent dialog among nations.
Religion

Hezbollah chief: Desecrator of Quran in Sweden a ‘Mossad spy’ who insulted two billion Muslims

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Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has once again condemned the recurring acts of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. He stated that the perpetrator is a Mossad agent who has offended two billion Muslims across the world.
Religion

OIC urges Sweden, Denmark to adopt ‘official’ stance over Quran sacrilege

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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on the Swedish and Danish governments to take measures at an “official level” to prevent the recurrence of the desecration of the Holy Quran.
Religion

Denmark says seeking ‘legal tool’ to stop Quran burnings

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Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has stated that Copenhagen will look for a legal mechanism to stop the public burning of the Quran, which has caused protests and fury across the Muslim world.
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