The production of “Arbaeen Narrators” was covered in the national media / A story about the Iraqi people serving Husseini pilgrims during the Ba’athist regime

According to Fars News Agency Radio and Television Reporter, Amir Tajik, a documentary filmmaker, announced the production of the documentary series “Arbaeen Narrators” and said: And will be broadcast on national media.

He added: “Each part of this series depicts the life of an independent character of the pilgrims’ servants, with the aim of showing the efforts of the Iraqi Shiites to serve the pilgrims of Aba Abdullah Al-Hussein (AS) in different historical periods, including the period ordered by Saddam.” , The ousted dictator of Iraq, was prevented from holding the Arbaeen march and serving the pilgrims.

Tajik noted that during the Ba’athist regime, any marches and services to pilgrims were severely punished by the government. During my pre-production and research trip to Iraq, I met a family whose father and six members had been martyred by the Ba’athist regime solely for serving Husseini pilgrims. Many people created epics in this area and it was necessary to record the memories of the survivors and their relatives to be recorded in history. We need to know what history has passed through the route that welcomes millions of pilgrims from all over the world these days, and what bravery has taken place in it.

The former director of the Sima Documentary Network praised Al-Kawthar World Network for supporting the production of this series, saying: “Many of the epic creators of this series have passed away, and the action of the national media to record the oral memories of the survivors is commendable.”

He said: The main service to the pilgrims of Aba Abdullah was done in a route called “Tariq al-Ulama” which started from Sahleh Mosque in Kufa and continued to the city of Tawirij (Al-Hindiya) near Karbala. Is. To reach the city of Karbala, the pilgrims had to cross the groves and the difficult and exhausting passages and the Euphrates River at night, and in the same way, serving them had its own difficulties.

Many of the arrested servants were imprisoned, and some were tortured and martyred. The goal of the Ba’athist regime was to prevent the possibility of a Shiite revolution against Saddam’s dictatorial rule, because the teachings of the third Shiite Imam emphasize anti-oppression and confrontation with the oppressive ruler.

The documentary concludes: One of the characters is a fisherman whose two boats, his only means of livelihood, were set on fire twice by Saddam’s agents due to the transfer of pilgrims from one side of the Euphrates River to the other; Another character is “Umm Hussein” who has been arrested and imprisoned many times, and interestingly, contrary to the usual practice in Iraq, the family of this tribe is known as a lady; Another attractive character in this series is “Umm Faros”, who has played a key role in hiding the pilgrims from the eyes of the Ba’athist regime and serving them. There are many other personalities who, in a word, can be said to recount their memories and bravery as a group of fighters against the Ba’athist regime.

The series “Arbaeen Narrators” will be produced in 10 one-hour episodes by “Al-Kawthar World Network” and in addition to this network, it will be broadcast on other foreign networks and national media.

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