Ashura Day procession in Peshawar

Shiite Muslims beat themselves during Ashura Day procession in Peshawar, Pakistan, 29 July 2023. Shiite Muslims across the world are observing the holy month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura Day that commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, who was killed in a battle of the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century.