Mourning of Muharram procession in Karbala

18 August 2021, Iraq, Karbala: Iraqi Shiite Muslim men perform self-flagellation as they take part in the 'Mourning of Muharram' religious procession, held on the 9th day of the month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, at the Imam Abbas shrine in Iraq's holy city of Karbala. Muharram is considered a month of mourning and remembrance for Shiite Muslims around the world, in which they commemorate the martyrdom of the grandson of the Islamic prophet Mohammad, Husayn ibn Ali, who was killed in the 7th century Battle of Karbala. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa (Photo by Ameer Al Mohammedaw/picture alliance via Getty Images)