Shiite Muslims Observe Ashura in Bangkok

26 June 2026, Thailand, Bangkok: Thai Shiite Muslims beat their chests and recite religious poems during a mourning procession on Ashura Day, the 10th of Muharram, at Phadungtham Islam Mosgue. 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 leer más prophet Mohammad, Husayn ibn Ali, who was killed in the 7th century Battle of Karbala. Photo: Wissarut Weerasopon/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa leer menos