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Muharram procession in Manama

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-01-29 09:38

A Shi'ite Muslim hits himself with his hands during a Muharram procession in Manama early January 29, 2007. During the first Islamic month of Muharram, Shi'ite Muslims mourn the slaying of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Mohammad, by his political rivals along with 72 companions in Iraq some 1,400 years ago. [Reuters]