In the city of Athens, Greece, Mahdiyya Center, an affiliated institution with the religious authority, is hosting all Husseini mourners during the first ten days of Muharram 1445. Through its mourning ceremonies, Mahdiyya Center is devoted to commemorating this sacred month and upholding the Hussaini rituals. The program during this first ten days includes congregational prayers and religious speeches delivered by Hojat al-Islam Sayed Hashem Khatami, the representative of the religious authority, as well as various mourning rituals.