Mourners in Baghdad prepare for Ashoura with symbolic funerals and self-flagellation
Islam
(4 Jul 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Baghdad - 1 July 2025 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ 1. Various of youths self-flagellating ahead of Ashoura, the remembrance of the 7th century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein 2. Various of people getting some rest in area that offers free food and drinks to mourners preparing for Ashoura 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Uday Ramadan, participant: "The holy month of Muharram (In the Islamic calendar) is the month of sadness and pain that have hit
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