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Across the Muslim world, Shi'ites mark Ashura to mourn the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, the event that would come to define Shi'ism. Gavino Garay reports.
Millions of Shi'ite Muslims gather in and around the holy city of Kerbala for the culmination of one of the biggest events of their religious calendar. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Sana'a, Aug 19 (EFE/EPA).- Pro-Houthi Shiite Muslims on Wednesday took to the streets of the Yemeni capital Sana'a to commemorate the Muslim holy day of Ashura, which is observed by all Muslims but has a special significance for Shia.Ashura is believed to be the day that Moses - considered an important prophet in Islam - led the Jews to safety by parting the Red Sea; importantly, Ashura is also the same day the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, was killed in battle in AD 680, making the day a solemn occasion for Shia worldwide, who deeply revere Hussein.Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is located in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: YAHYA ARHAB).SHOT LIST: PRO-HOUTHI SHIITE MUSLIMS ATTEND AN ASHURA DAY PROCESSION IN SANA'A, YEMEN.
Khadimiya, Aug 18 (EFE/EPA).- Iraqi Shiite devotees on Wednesday commemorated the Muslim holy day of Ashura, which is observed by all Muslims but has a special significance for Shia.Ashura is believed to be the day that Moses - considered an important prophet in Islam - led the Jews to safety by parting the Red Sea; importantly, Ashura is also the same day the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, was killed in battle in AD 680, making the day a solemn occasion for Shia worldwide, who deeply revere Hussein.Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is located in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: AHMED JALIL).SHOT LIST: THE RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL OF ASHURA AT KHADIMIYA CITY NORTHERN BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
At least 35 people are killed and 60 others wounded in a triple suicide attack near a Shi'ite mausoleum north of Iraq's capital, the latest assault in a bloody week claimed by the Islamic State group.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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