On January 3, 2023, Shi'ite community leaders in Indian cities, especially Mumbai, organized commemorative events to mark the third anniversary of the "martyrdom" of General Qassem Soleimani, Commander of Qods Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on January 3, 2020.
Jamia Nagar, the largest and arguably the most educated Muslim colony of India, exhibits a unique mix of modern and traditional religious education being imparted to students coming from every nook and corner of the country.