Publish Date: 19 August 2021 - 19:32

Tehran, IRNA - Iranian expatriates and students in Japan participated in a virtual ceremony to commemorate the anniversary martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the third Shia Imam.

The ceremony was held three nights with the help of the international center of Islamic Culture and Communication Organization and an Islamic association known as Jameat al-Mortaza.

Ayatollah Eslami, a member of the Assembly of Experts, spoke in the program which was broadcast live on YouTube by the Iranian Cultural Counselor in Japan.

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