Imam Al-Hussein

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BEI2001040405 - 04 APRIL 2001 - NABATIYEH, LEBANON: Shiite Muslim men hit their heads with swords and their hands until they bleed during the commemoration of Ashoura day at the southern market town of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, April 4, 2001. Ashoura day marks the 7th century killing of the Shiite's most revered saint, Imam Al Hussein. Al Hussein was a grandson of Islam's prophet Mohammed and is a symbol of martyrdom for Shiites.

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