Le celebrazioni rievocano il martirio dell’Imam Hussein, nipote del profeta Maometto, della sua famiglia e di 72 suoi seguaci

Afghan Shiite Muslim devotees perform their traditional religious ritual, of beating themselves with knives attached to chains, during the Muharram procession in Kabul, Afghanistan. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar is observed around the world for ten days of mourning in remembrance of martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)