Muharram commemoration in Kashmir, India - 07/19/2024

Kashmiri Shia Muslims are participating in a procession on the 8th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, in Srinagar. Two major Muharram processions along the traditional routes in Srinagar have not been allowed since the anti-India insurgency erupted in 1989. However, last year and this Muharram, the administration is allowing a smaller procession in the early morning hours only. It is during this procession that pro-Palestine, anti-Israel, and pro-Gaza slogans are being shouted. The biggest Muharram procession along a route in Srinagar continues to be banned despite entreaties by various Shia leaders. Support for Palestine, Hezbollah, and Iran is being openly expressed by the Shia community in Kashmir during their religious or political processions.