Documentary - Arbaeen UK

This documentary series explores the origins of Arbaeen procession London that is held every year for almost 40 years. The founder of the first procession in London 1982 takes us on a journey to explain how it all came about and what it was like to do the first ever Azadari in central London.

When London becomes Karbala (episode 1)

When London becomes Karbala (episode 2)

When London becomes Karbala (episode 3)

When London becomes Karbala (episode 4)

“I have spent more than 20 years in prison, then on one night I decided to surrender by signing all the terms and conditions of government. But suddenly I thought about Imam Hussain (as) and Karbala movement and Imam Hussain (as) gave me strength to stand for the right of freedom and liberation and I did.”

Nelson Mandela

“In a distant age and climate the tragic scene of the death of Hussein will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader.” [The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London, 1911, volume 5, pp. 391-2]

Edward Gibbon

“My faith is that the progress of Islam does not depend on the use of sword by its believers, but the result of the supreme sacrifice of Hussein, the great saint.”

Mahatma Gandhi

“If Hussein fought to quench his worldly desires, then I do not understand why his sisters, wives and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore that he sacrificed purely for Islam.”

Charles Dickens

“Imam Hussein’s sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path of righteousness.”

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru