Pakistani Shiite Muslims take a part during a religious procession held ahead of Ashura on the ninth day of the holy month of Muharram in Lahore on September 30, Muslim devotee uses chains to self-flagellate during an Ashura procession to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Islamic month of Muharram marks the seven-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein who was killed in battle in Karbala in Iraq 680 AD. Ashura is one of the most important festivals for Shiite Muslims, and falls on the 10th day of Muharram, which is

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Pakistani Shiite Muslims take a part during a religious procession held ahead of Ashura on the ninth day of the holy month of Muharram in Lahore on September 30, Muslim devotee uses chains to self-flagellate during an Ashura procession to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Islamic month of Muharram marks the seven-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein who was killed in battle in Karbala in Iraq 680 AD. Ashura is one of the most important festivals for Shiite Muslims, and falls on the 10th day of Muharram, which is the mourning period for the seventh-century killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. (Photo by Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press)

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