Iraqi Shiites Prepare For Ashura

KARBALA, IRAQ ? FEBRUARY 8: Iraqi Shiite men re-enact the battle of Karbala as they take part in a procession to mark the death anniversary of Imam Hussein on February 8, 2006 in the city of Kabala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq. Tens of thousands of Iraqi Shiites are expected to arrive in the city of Kabala to mark Imam Hussein's death anniversary (Ashura) which falls on February 9. Imam Hussein was the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. He was murdered on the tenth of Muharam, the first month in the Islamic calendar. Ashura means the tenth day. (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images).
KARBALA, IRAQ ? FEBRUARY 8: Iraqi Shiite men re-enact the battle of Karbala as they take part in a procession to mark the death anniversary of Imam Hussein on February 8, 2006 in the city of Kabala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq. Tens of thousands of Iraqi Shiites are expected to arrive in the city of Kabala to mark Imam Hussein's death anniversary (Ashura) which falls on February 9. Imam Hussein was the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. He was murdered on the tenth of Muharam, the first month in the Islamic calendar. Ashura means the tenth day. (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images).
Iraqi Shiites Prepare For Ashura
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