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Devout Shiite pilgrims were left covered in blood as they struck themselves with swords and chains during the mourning procession to mark the day of Ashura in the holy city of Najaf. Ashura, on the 10th day of the mourning month of Muharram, commemorates the killing of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein at the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD - the defining moment of Islam's confessional schism. Typically, millions of Shiites from around the world flock to the golden-domed shrine where Hussein's remains are buried, to pray and cry, shoulder-to-shoulder. But with coronavirus numbers spiking across the globe, this...

FASCINATING images show devout Muslims using knives to cut open their heads during a traditional show of faith. Every year, thousands of Shia worshippers take part in the ceremonies, performed to mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

Imam Hussein was killed by armies of the Yazid near Karbala in 680 AD. Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan have day as national holiday. Blood-covered young men swarm into the streets as part of a religious procession in Pakistan. Children also take part in the gory ritual self-flagellation which is held ahead of Ashura on the ninth day of Muharram in Peshawar. Shi'a Muslims all over the world pay their respects with the flowing of their blood as they mourn the slaying and martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad.

Happy Ashura! We missed it. It was yesterday!!!

Muslims have "more of a right" than Jews to the biblical prophet Moses, declared the imam who has become the new face of the proposed Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero in New York City. Imam Abdallah Adhami also urged Muslims to "compete" with other religions. "We must be doing it first, we must compete with you to be doing more of that. We want to fast Ashura too, because that's the day God saved Moses; that is certainly a day to be celebrated. We have more right to Moses," stated Adhami in a 2008 lecture obtained and reviewed by...

ISLAMIC fanatics are mutilating themselves at a British mosque in a bloody ceremony carried out only yards from a busy high street. Shia Muslims use a five-bladed chain called a Zanjeer to whip their own backs and make cuts in their foreheads with razor blades in homage to their faith. Bare-chested men were left bleeding heavily during the ritual known as Matam – self-flagellation – which a witness described as being “like a scene from a horror film”. The Matam takes place during the annual Shia Ashura ceremony and commemorates the death of Husayn, a grandson of the prophet Muhammad....

NY: Dozens of Muslims Gather to Beat Themselves Bloody~ Videos June 20, 2010 By admin Did you guys ever see those pictures in which Muslims are beating themselves to a bloody pulp? Well it is not only happening overseas, it has happened in Jamaica Queens (These videos are from December 27Th, 2009). Members of the Imam al-Khoei Islamic Center located at 89-89 Van Wych Expressway, took to the streets to celebrate Ashura, which is mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. I say this with no offense intended to our great troops, but the WOT is not working. The reason being...

TEHRAN -- The Play Revision Council of the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance halted the rehearsal of “The Day of Hussein (AS)” at Tehran’s Iranshahr Hall on Tuesday. Connecting Ashura with the daily events of Iranian contemporary life, the play was scheduled to be staged by Mohammad Rahmanian’s troupe during Muharram, the month in which Imam Hussein (AS) arose to struggle against the Umayyad ruler Yazid’s oppression in 680 CE. “Today, we announced a halt to the rehearsing of ‘The Day of Hussein (AS)’ as the troupe was waiting the council’s approval,” Rahmanian told the Persian service of...

SNIPPET: "Some of the bravest and most distinguished analysts from the Middle East emphasize that region's culture of cruelty." SNIPPET: "That cruelty, usually at a remove from outsiders, became cinematically vivid on April 22, 2009, when ABC News aired a tape of a prince from the United Arab Emirates sadistically torturing an Afghan merchant he accused of dishonesty. No less instructive were the passive reactions of his government and of American officials. The story reveals much and is worth pondering:"

Hundreds of Shiite men in Iraq struck the heads of boys with daggers in an annual ritual to mark the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein at the 7th century battle of Kerbala, Reuters reports.

This is a bloody photo exhibit of the blood letting mourning ritual of the Shiites. The photos are graphic.

Shi'ite Muslims at the al-Khoei Islamic Center in Queens prepare to flagellate themselves during a procession marking the festival of Ashura. View the pics here.

Hundreds of thousands of frenzied Shiites beat their heads and chests in unison and whipped themselves with chains Saturday across Iraq to honor the martyrdom of one of their most revered saints. The processions were marred by violence with a deadly bombing in northern Iraq and clashes south of Baghdad. The street battles between members of a messianic cult and Iraqi troops raged for a second day as the death toll from the fighting in two predominantly Shiite southern cities rose from 50 to at least 68. Iraqi authorities said at least 36 people were reported killed in Basra, Iraq's...

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So there I am, with two of my little infidels in tow, dashing across town to hit Carnegie Hall. It seems Red has to have a classical concert in the bag for a report due tomorrow. I love these mandates, the kids as an impetus for some culchuh for a change. So imagine my surprise to stumble upon a sea of black down Park Avenue against a backdrop of loud Muslim prayers blaring over loudspeakers, no less. We were running late and I didn't have a picture card in my camera but Red said, "ma, there's a Staples down the...

NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) -- The 6-year-old boy screamed and shook his head to avoid the razor blade. But his father held him firmly as Hajj Khodor parted the boy's black hair and sliced his forehead three times with the blade.Ali Madani's cries became more violent as blood gushed from the wound, covering his small, terrified face.His father and a few other men, waving daggers, broke into a religious chant, recalling how the 7th-century Shiite Muslim saint, Imam Hussein, was decapitated, his head placed on a lance. ()In marking the holiest day of Ashura, some Shiites believe children should learn at...

The Islamic 'Blood Cult' Drinking the blood of the enemy | Blood Propaganda | Dipping hands in blood of their victims | Dipping their hand in their fellowmen corpses | Portrayal of Blood  | Blood messages | Behavior | Bloody ritual | Ideology | Blood messages | Blood Maiming | Their sick love affair with graphic photos of dead kids Blood - propaganda Cartoons and Hypocrisy in the Arab and Muslim World, The anti-Semitic blood libel has appeared throughout the Muslim and Arab world ... hat slicing the throat of an Arab in front of two weeping Arabs http://www.adl.org/ADL_Opinions/Anti_Semitism_Arab/SDUnionTribune_3206.htm Child Abuse: The New Islamic Cult of Martyrdom Justus Reid Weiner * ... Images of blood and dead children are frequently broadcast......

Today begins Ashura, which like the festival of Eid al-Adha is another bloodthirsty Muslim holiday:      And we wonder why these people are so violent.Excerpted. Please read the rest at Sweetness & Light...

The Bloody Festivities Of Ashura Filed under: Pictures; Author: Shawn Wasson; Posted: January 30, 2007 at 1:46 pm; Celebrating Ashura Around The World…..Child Abuse In Baghdad:Pakistan:Iran:Najaf:Rawalpindi:More Ashura Child Abuse In Nabatieh, Lebanon:Hey Mom, I’m Bludgeoning Myself In Nabatieh!:A Shi’ite Covered In…… It’s Only Mud….In Tehran:To Hell With The Macarena, Let’s Get Bloody In Lebanon!:This Guy’s Committed In Dhaka, Bangladesh:The bloodiest holiday on Earth… Complete with child abuse.

KARBALA, Iraq - More than one million Iraqis marched and beat themselves Thursday in blood-soaked processions through this holy city and other Shiite centers around the country to mourn the seventh century death of their revered martyr, Imam Hussein. Swept by a thick yellow sandstorm, mass processions choked Karbala's wide streets as more than 8,000 security forces and additional militiamen prevented terrorist attacks that have rocked Ashoura ceremonies over the past two years, killing more than 230 people. Karbala police chief Brig. Razzaq Abid Ali al-Taei said up to 2 million people either marched in drum banging and flag waving...