Iranian actresses go on Arbaeen Walk

Iranian actresses Nafiseh Roshan and Shahrzad Kamalzadeh have gone on Arbaeen Walk.

A reporter of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has met and interviewed the actresses. The video above is an extract of it.

Especially in recent years, the Arbaeen Walk has turned into a magnificent phenomenon.

Arbaeen is an Arabic word meaning “the fortieth.” It refers to the fortieth day since the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS). He was martyred in Karbala on the tenth day of Muharram known as the Day of Ashura.

Shia Imams’ words persuaded Shia Muslims to visit Karbala on Arbaeen day and undertake a pilgrimage to the shrine of Imam Hussain (AS). The tradition of Arbaeen Walk has continued to the present day.

In the days before Arbaeen, all the ways leading to Karbala are full of pilgrims moving towards the city. According to statistics from previous years, about 20 million people attend the gathering every year.

In Arbaeen Walk, each of the participants has his/her solitude with God and a special spiritual experience; But this collective movement and observing all kinds of devotional and spiritual behaviors from others such as reciting prayers, mourning, benevolence, tolerating all kinds of difficulties such as heat and thirst and blisters on the feet deepen spirituality.

Born in 1982, Tehran, Roshan has a BA degree in Law from Islamic Azad University. Her first performance was in a play titled 'Towards Happiness' in the second grade of high school, for which she won a diploma of honor from the regional Office of the Education Ministry.

After entering university, she participated in a performing arts class and seriously began to pursue acting. Her first television appearance was in the series 'Memorable Days' in the summer of 2003.

Roshan has acted in the series 'Cold Fever', 'Gharib's World', 'Sweet Ride', 'Years of Snow and Violet', 'Coma', 'Like No One', 'Honeymoon', 'Let Go of My Hand', 'Building No.85', 'The Rich and the Poor', 'Five Kilometers From Heaven', and 'A Time to Love'.

She has also appeared in movies, including 'A Flower for the Bride', 'Hello Mother-in-Law', 'The Implant', 'Nightmare', 'Seven Past Eleven', and 'Check'.

Born in 1985, Tehran, Kamalzadeh studied computer engineering. Her first TV appearance was in 2002 with ‘Thousands of Eyes’ directed by Kianoush Ayyari.

Two years later, she experienced cinema with ‘I Saw Your Dad Last Night Aida’ directed by Rasool Sadr Ameli. She became famous by acting in ‘The Long Path’, directed by Reza Karimi.

She has acted in more than 40 movies such as ‘Three Women’, ‘The Killer’, and ‘Tidings to Citizen of the Third Millennium’ and series such as ‘Gharib's World’, ‘Relatively Bad Guys’, and ‘The Color of Doubt’.

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