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Muharram processions in Bahrain

Shiite Muslims take part in a ceremony marking Ashura, which commemorates the seventh century slaying of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, in Sanabis, in a suburb of Manama, on October 23, 2015. Shiite Muslims across the world are observing Muharram, the first month of Islamic calendar, during which Shiites stage massive processions of mourning, the climax of which is Ashura Festival, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, who died in a battle near the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. (Photo by Sayed Baqer AlKamel/NurPhoto)

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