On Ashura, the tenth day of the Islamic month Muharram, Shia Muslims commemorate the death and martyrdom of their first imam Husayn ibn Ali. It is celebrated by Shiites around the world with intense breast beating and self flagellation.
On Ashura, the tenth day of the Islamic month Muharram, Shia Muslims commemorate the death and martyrdom of their first imam Husayn ibn Ali. It is celebrated by Shiites around the world with intense breast beating and self flagellation.