Mokhtar Nameh

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Air date: Aug 15, 2010

Mokhtarnameh is an epic television series directed by Davood Mirbagheri, based on the life of Al-Mukhtar. Over 140 actors were cast in it. Mukhtar Thaqafi was a Shiite Muslim leader who sets up a rebellion movement in 686 A.D in the town of Kufa to avenge the martyrdom of Hussain (grandson of Islamic Prophet Muhammad).