Millions of Shiite Muslims commemorate Ashoura
Over 1,340 years after the martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, major capitals in the Middle East were adorned with symbols of Shiite piety and repentance.
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Shiite Muslims beat their heads and chests during the Ashoura mourning ritual, Friday, July 28, in Tehran, Iran.2/25
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A women weeps during the Ashoura mourning ritual, Friday, July 28, in Tehran, Iran.3/25
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Iranian and Iraqi Shiite Muslims beat their heads and chests during the Ashoura mourning ritual, Friday, July 28, in Tehran, Iran.4/25
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Women attend the Ashoura mourning ritual, Friday, July 28, in Tehran, Iran.5/25
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Shiite Muslims burn a tent during a re-enactment of the battle of Karbala in 7th century in present-day Iraq, during Ashoura rituals in downtown Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 28.6/25
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Shiite Muslims burn a tent during a re-enactment of the battle of Karbala in 7th century in present-day Iraq, during Ashoura rituals, Friday, July 28, in Tehran, Iran.7/25
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Iranian and Iraqi Shiite Muslims beat their heads and chests during the Ashoura mourning ritual in downtown Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 28.8/25
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A Shiite Muslim flagellates himself with knifes on chains during a procession to mark Ashoura, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, July 28. Ashoura is the Shiite Muslim commemoration marking the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century.9/25
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A Shiite Muslim flagellates himself with knifes on chains during a procession to mark Ashoura, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.10/25
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A Shiite Muslim flagellates himself with knifes on chains during a procession to mark Ashoura, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.11/25
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Shiite Muslims beat their chests during a procession to mark Ashoura, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.12/25
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Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with knifes on chains during a procession to mark Ashoura, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.13/25
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Shiite Muslims beat their chests during a procession to mark Ashoura, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.14/25
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A Shiite Muslim sells knifes and chains during a procession to mark Ashoura, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.15/25
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Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with knifes on chains during a procession to mark Ashoura, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.16/25
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Shiite Muslims escort an injured man after flagellate himself with knifes on chains during a procession to mark Ashoura, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.17/25
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Devotees prepare food for Shiite Muslims on the 9th day of Muharram, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.18/25
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Shiite Muslims pray during a procession to mark Ashoura in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.19/25
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Shiite Muslims participate during a procession to mark Ashoura in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.20/25
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Shiite Muslims participate during a procession to mark Ashoura in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, July 28.21/25
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Iraqi Shiite Muslim worshippers gather to grieve for Imam Hussein, on the 9th day of Muharram, outside the golden-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 28.22/25
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Shiite faithful pilgrims beat themselves with chains as a sign of grief for Imam Hussein, on the 9th day of Muharram, outside the golden-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 28.23/25
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Devotees prepare food for Shiite Muslims on the 9th day of Muharram, outside the golden-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 28.24/25
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Shiite Muslim worshippers gather to grieve for Imam Hussein, on the 9th day of Muharram, outside the golden-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 28.25/25
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Shiite faithful pilgrims beat themselves with chains as a sign of grief for Imam Hussein, on the 9th day of Muharram, outside the golden-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 28.
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