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Loss of a century, Veiled women mourn Iran's Khamenei in Delhi's Karbala

Loss of a century, Veiled women mourn Iran's Khamenei in Delhi's Karbala With posters of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, women protesters were seen emotionally charged, and said they felt they had lost someone from their own family. Dressed in black and with tears in their eyes, they chanted anti-Israel, anti-US slogans. Read here AdvertisementWith tears in eyes, the women in black abayas and niqabs stood shoulder to shoulder mourning the killing of Ayatollah Khomeinei. Zafar AbbasNew Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 2, 2026 14:23 ISTWomen in black abayas and niqabs stood shoulder to shoulder, some whispering prayers, others openly weeping.

Loss of a century, Veiled women mourn Iran's Khamenei in Delhi's Karbala

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Key Highlights

  • Many had never attended a public protest before.
  • Yet on Sunday evening, they stepped out of their homes, bringing children, sisters and elderly mothers along at Delhi’s Shah-e-Mardan Karbala in Jor Bagh, to mourn the killing of Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. For them, this was not distant geopolitics.
  • It felt personal.
  • advertisement❮❯ Zaibun Nisa Zaidi from Laxmi Nagar arrived with six members of her family.
  • She clutched her candle tightly as she spoke, her voice steady but her eyes moist.
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  1. Loss of a century, Veiled women mourn Iran's Khamenei in Delhi's Karbala

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