Shiite Muslims take part in a religious procession of Ashura near the holy shrine of Imam Husain in Karbala
epa01975339 Shiite Muslims take part in a religious procession of Ashura near the holy shrine of Imam Husain in Karbala, southern Iraq, 27 December 2009. Muslims across the world are observing Muharram, the first month of Islamic calender, the climax of Muharram is the Ashura festival commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. EPA/ALAA AL-SHEMAREE < 뉴스의 새 시대, 연합뉴스 Live >< 연합뉴스폰 >< 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자(c)연합뉴스. 무단전재-재배포금지. >
