Iraqi Shiite Muslims participate in Ashura celebrations in Baghdad
epa11476734 Iraqi Shiite wear traditional clothes to perform the epic of Imam Hussein, as part of the Ashura festivals at the Al-Kifah district in central Baghdad, Iraq, 13 July 2024. The Ashura day commemorates the death anniversary of the third Shiite Imam Hussein, who was the grandson of Muslim Prophet Muhammed. Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is in Karbala in southern Iraq. EPA/Ahmed Jalil
