03-07-2025
Shiite Ceremony in Canada: We See Our Leaders Being Killed, Sabotaged, Assassinated –We Can't Even Mention the Name of Ali Khamenei Today Without Fear
During a Muharram observance at the Ahlulbayt Mosque in Windsor, Ontario, a Shiite Islamic scholar said: 'We see our leaders being killed, sabotaged, our leaders being assassinated […] If we can't support the Appointed Guardian of Allah today, if we can't support Seyyed Ali Khamenei without fear, then how can we be trusted to defend the imam tomorrow?' Worshipers performed the latmiyya ritual in the mosque, with a large poster of Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah displayed on the wall in honor of Muharram. The video of the observance was posted as an Instagram story by the Ahlulbayt Youth Collective on June 30, 2025.
On January 7, 2024, a memorial service was held by the Ahlulbayt Youth Collective honoring the 'martyrs murdered by Israel in Lebanon,' including Hamas deputy leader Saleh Al-Arouri and various Hizbullah officials. During the service, teen boys saluted posters of these "martyrs" while the song 'Salute, Commander' played in the background. The lyrics of the song include children pledging to become soldiers of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
It is notable that the mosque and its associated Islamic school held a similar memorial for Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on September 29, and for several Hizbullah 'martyrs' on June 22. In 2022, Firas Al-Najim of CD4HR shared a photo of himself with Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens at a 2018 event at the mosque, wearing a scarf featuring Khamenei's image.
The Ahlulbayt Youth Collective Instagram account frequently shares stories glorifying Hizbullah officials and 'martyrs.' The Windsor mosque also hosted a Shiite youth group from Michigan for the Muharram observance.
