Muslims observe low-key Muharram amid COVID-19 Photogallery

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Ashura is a period of mourning in remembrance of the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, who was killed in the battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq, in 680 AD.

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Muslims observe low-key Muharram amid COVID-19

A Shiite Muslim worshipper, wearing a protective face mask, attends a mourning ritual to commemorate martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein during the Islamic month of Muharram in his shrine in Iraq's central holy shrine city of Karbala. (AFP)

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Muslim worshippers perform their rituals inside the holy shrine of Imam Hussein during the Muharram procession in Karbala, Iraq. (AP)

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Muslim worshippers attend a mourning ritual commemorating the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein on the ninth day of the Islamic month on August 29, 2020. (AFP)

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Kuwaiti Shiite Muslim worshippers attend a mourning ritual commemorating the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein. (AFP)

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Kuwaiti Shiite Muslim worshippers attend a mourning ritual commemorating the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein. (AFP)

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Kuwaiti Shiite Muslim worshippers attend a mourning ritual commemorating the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein. (AFP)

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Shiite Muslim worshippers, wearing protective face masks, attend a mourning ritual to commemorate martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein during the Islamic month of Muharram in his shrine in Iraq's central holy shrine city of Karbala. (AFP)

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A worker sprays Muslim worshippers with disinfectant as they attend a mourning ritual to commemorate martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein during the Islamic month of Muharram outside the shrine of the Imam al-Abbas (Hussein's half-brother) in Iraq's central holy shrine city of Karbala. (AFP)

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Kuwaiti Shiite Muslim worshippers attend a mourning ritual commemorating the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein. (AFP)

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An actor sits atop a horse during the re-enactment of the events of Ashura, which commemorate martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein during the Islamic month of Muharram, in Iraq's central holy shrine city of Karbala. (AFP)

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