INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- The 7th edition of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage International Theater Festival will commence at the Iranian borders with Iraq on
Art Bureau, the festival will be held in both countries of Iran and Iraq, coinciding with the large gathering of Shia Muslims in Iraq."The
upcoming edition of the festival has been meticulously planned to surpass all previous editions as we have organized performances for the
performers set to perform tazieh, as well as Naqqali (Iranian dramatic story-telling), and Pardeh-khani (a type of storytelling combined
with a laudation, accompanied by pictures) in Najaf, Karbala, and along the path of the Arbaeen Walk, he noted.This year, a special puppet
theater production about Imam Hussein's (AS) six-month-old baby boy, Ali Asghar (AS), who was the youngest martyr on Ashura, is being
sacrifice and martyrdom, ensuring that younger generations and Muslims from across the globe become acquainted with this remarkable
are now witnessing the impact of these performances on Iraqi artists who are now incorporating these kinds of performances into their own
events related to Muharram and Ashura, narratives and historical stories related to Arbaeen walk, and martyrs Lieutenant General Qassem
(Iranian dramatic story-telling), Pardeh-khani (a type of storytelling combined with a laudation, accompanied by pictures), song, poem
Iraqi city of Karbala to observe the holy day of Arbaeen at the holy shrines of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Imam of the Shia, and his
brother, Hazrat Abbas (AS)
