Athens, Greece

Almahdeya Center

The first Shia Islamic center in Athens, founded by followers of Grand Ayatollah Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi. Inaugurated on the Ashura commemoration of Imam Hussein, with the ceremony attended by Sayed Hashem Khatami and Sheikh Abdul-Rahman Haeri as representatives of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, alongside members of the Golzar Zainab Husayniya and both Shia and Sunni Muslims in Athens. Hosts Husseini mourning gatherings during Muharram each year.