Shi’ites mark Ashura

Local actors dressed as ancient warriors re-enact a scene from the 7th-century battle of Kerbala during the Shi’ite religious festival of Ashura in Suq Al-Shuyukh, Dhi Qar province, Iraq, yesterday.

Ashura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the battle.

A Shi’ite Muslim flagellates himself during a Muharram procession marking Ashura, in the old quarters of Delhi, India, yesterday.