Iranian Shiite Muslims Observe Muharram in Toronto

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Iranian Shiite Muslims Observe Muharram in Toronto

Iranian Shiite Muslim mourners take part in a Muharram procession in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 12, 2016. Hundreds of Shiite Muslims took to the streets to commemorate the death of the third Imam, Hussein, slain along with 72 of his comrades in a battle against the army of the seventh-century caliph Yazid. In keeping with the military nature of these Ashura processions, mourners simulate self-flagellation and pound on their chests to the thump of a bass drum and the crackle of a snare. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)


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