ຊາວຊີໄອ ອີຣັກ ສະຫຼອງບຸນ Ashura
![A Shi'ite worshipper beats himself with chains as a sign of grief for Imam Hussein during Muharram between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/70b12914-e6c5-4715-9cb2-a9dec7ec01d0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Shi'ite worshipper beats himself with chains as a sign of grief for Imam Hussein during Muharram between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas in Karbala, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2013.
![Supporters of Iraq's largest Shi'ite party, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, listen to their leader, Ammar al-Hakim, during a rally to mark Muharram, Baghdad, Nov. 13, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c810aa9e-1df4-4933-8011-cd716ef45bd0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Iraq's largest Shi'ite party, the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, listen to their leader, Ammar al-Hakim, during a rally to mark Muharram, Baghdad, Nov. 13, 2013.
![Shi'ite worshippers gather between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas, seen in the background, during Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8be69d77-38b2-4947-968a-10ca527c5277_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Shi'ite worshippers gather between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas, seen in the background, during Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2013.
![Shi'ite worshippers gather between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas during Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/57115ca6-20f0-47f3-a0b8-79b98d80d8cd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Shi'ite worshippers gather between the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas during Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2013.