Shiite Muslim women cry as they watch worshippers re-enacting the Battle of Karbala as they mark the peak of Ashura, August 9, 2022. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
Shiite Muslims react as they listen to a retelling of the story of the seventh century killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein, August 9, 2022. (Photo: Sabah Arar/AFP)
Iraqi Shiite men take part in a religious procession during the month of Muharram leading up to the mourning day of Ashura, in the central city of Karbala, August 14, 2021. (Photo: Mohammed Sawaf/AFP)