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Baku / 18.09.18 / Turan: The Ashura ceremony should be held in accordance with the fatwa of the Caucasus Muslims Office, announced today the head of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations, Mubariz Gurbanli. Speaking at a seminar on the tradition of religious ceremonies, he urged believers to abandon the ceremony of self-flagellation by chains and bloodletting. "This is unacceptable and we are against such actions as the Office of Muslims of the Caucasus," he said. He also spoke against attracting children to the Ashura ceremony, which is celebrated this year on September 20.
Ashura is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Muharram. On this day the Shiites mourn the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the son of Imam Ali. -02D-
Politics
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Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev is on a visit to Iran, where he met with Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic Mehdi Sanayi.
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During the winter session of PACE at the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg, a "parallel event" was held on January 30 dedicated to the "alarming human rights crisis in Azerbaijan." The hearings were organized by the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and PACE member, co-chair of the Group of Unified European Left (Group of the Unified European), Spanish parliamentarian Laura Castel Fort.
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