Ashura
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Ashura, also more formally as the Day of Ashura, is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the tenth of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.
Shia Tawarij march in Karbala, Iraq
Ashura demonstrations against the Pahlavids in Iran, 1978
Shia passion play (ta'ziya) in Iran
Tawarij march on Ashura, Karbala
Muharram
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Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and one of the four sacred months in Islam. The name Muharram means “forbidden” or “sacred,” referring to the prohibition of warfare during the sacr
Ashura
…formally as the Day of Ashura (Arabic: يوم عاشوراء, romanized: Yawm ʿĀshūrāʾ), is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the tenth of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. According to Sunni traditions, Ashura marks the parting of the Red Sea by Moses and the salvation of the…
Ashura procession in Iran, 2016
Muharram mourning gathering in Tanzania
Muharram mourning procession in Iran