Shiite Muslims Observe Ashura in Kashmir

26 June 2026, India, Srinagar: Kashmiri Shiite Muslims take part in a mourning procession 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 martyrdom of the grandson of the Islamic prophet Mohammad, Husayn ibn Ali, who was killed in the 7th century leer más Battle of Karbala. Photo: Basit Zargar/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa leer menos