Along with other mourners of Imam Hussain (a.s.), Shiites and people of Dhi Qar also participate in the Arbaeen Great Walk towards Karbala.
The Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) that was established by a group of Shiite elites under the supervision of the great Islamic authority of the Shiites in 1990 to identify, organize, educate and support the followers of Ahl al-Bayt.