Shiite Muslims Observe Ashura in Karbala

26 June 2026, Iraq, Karbala: People take part in the 'Run of Tuwairej' mourning procession, one of the well-known Hussainiya rituals practised by the Shiites Muslims in Iraq's holy city of Karbala on Ashura Day, the 10th of Muharram. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is considered a month of mourning and remembrance for Shiite Muslims around the world, in which they commemorate the leer más martyrdom of the grandson of the Islamic prophet Mohammad, Husayn ibn Ali, who was killed in the 7th century Battle of Karbala. Photo: Ameer Al-Mohammedawi/dpa leer menos