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2026-06-26 17:36
Gonabad, an emerging destination for religious tourism
TEHRAN - Gonabad, a historic city in Khorasan Razavi province, is an emerging destination for religious tourism after registering the highest number of Ashura-related events in Iran’s national tourism calendar, a local cultural heritage official said.
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2026-06-19 21:08
By staff writer
In a city of rubble and martyrs’ posters, Ashura becomes the war’s requiem
TEHRAN — The procession moved with solemn purpose through streets that barely resembled a city. Flanked by mounds of pulverized concrete and snarled metal, the crowd chanted and beat their chests.
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2026-06-19 21:07
By Garsha Vazirian
The war on Muharram epitomizes the Bahraini monarchy’s terminal terror
TEHRAN — The sulfurous sting of tear gas has become the Al Khalifa regime’s preferred incense for the month of Muharram. In the early hours of June 17, the village of Abu Saiba, a quiet Shia enclave on the outskirts of Manama, was turned into a battlefield.
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2026-06-16 21:30
New Valiasr Square mural honors Muharram, Martyred Leader
TEHRAN- A new mural was unveiled at Tehran's Valiasr Square on Monday to mark the arrival of Muharram, the month of mourning for Imam Hossein (AS), while also paying tribute to the Martyred Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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2025-12-31 18:16
Bulgur-Pazan ritual, still alive in memory of southern Khorasan people
TEHRAN--In the heart of the southern Khorasan desert, a centuries-old ritual continues to thrive in the collective memory of local communities.
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2025-08-24 16:43
Isfahan, birthplace of Alam making, one of Iran's ritual crafts
TEHRAN—Isfahan is the origin of one of Iran’s ritual crafts: Alam making. Processional Standards (Alams) are used in many parts of the Muslim world by the Shia community in processions marking the martyrdom of Imam Husain (A.S.), grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), who died at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
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2025-08-23 21:58
Over 4.4 million visit Mashhad for major religious event
TEHRAN - Mashhad, the capital of Iran’s northeastern Khorasan Razavi province and home to the shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.), has hosted more than 4.4 million visitors over a nine-day period that marked one of the largest religious gatherings of the year.
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2025-08-16 17:42
Mashhad is to host over 6.5 million pilgrims, governor-general says
TEHRAN – Mashhad, Iran’s holiest city, is expected to host between 6.5 million and 7 million pilgrims during the last ten days of the Islamic lunar month of Safar, the governor-general of Khorasan Razavi province said.