{"id":1661,"date":"2019-12-03T08:11:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T08:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/?p=1661"},"modified":"2019-12-03T08:11:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T08:11:55","slug":"how-do-you-like-this-diversity-children-left-covered-in-blood-as-devout-muslims-use-knives-to-slice-their-heads-open-during-traditional-ashura-show-of-faith-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadafirst.nfshost.com\/?p=1661","title":{"rendered":"HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS “DIVERSITY”?: Children left covered in blood as devout Muslims use knives to slice their heads open during traditional Ashura show of faith in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Children left covered in blood as devout Muslims use knives to slice their heads open during traditional Ashura show of faith in Iraq<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/section>\n
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The ceremony commemorates the death of the Prophet Muhammad\u2019s grandson Imam Hussein<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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THESE incredible pictures show devout Muslims using knives to slice open their heads – and those of children – during the traditional Ashura show of faith in Iraq.<\/p>\n

They are among the millions of Shia Muslim worshippers currently taking part in annual ceremonies<\/a> to mourn the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.<\/p>\n

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Babies were also participating in the ceremony of Ashura<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The images also show babies involved in the ceremonies, with one covered in blood during the event.<\/p>\n

The men used large knives to cut their heads, while others helped to cut heads of those around them.<\/p>\n

The processions and services held this week mark the holiest days in the Shia calendar, Tasua and Ashura.<\/p>\n

During\u00a010 days\u00a0of mourning many of the devotees whip and cut themselves with chains and knives\u00a0as a way of washing away their sins.<\/p>\n

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Young boys were among those that cut their heads<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This small boy just cut his head open<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This baby is having its head cut open during the ceremony<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim child carries a sword as he bleeds<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some young boys opposed to getting their heads cut<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Young boys flagellated themselves to mark Ashura<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Boys cut their heads open in Iraq’s southern city of Basra<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Shia boy is getting his head cut open during the Ashura ceremony<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child dressed in a military uniform gestures supporters of Hezbollah<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A little child attends the Universal Ashura Mourning Ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey<\/span>Credit: Getty – Contributor<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child dressed in a traditional outfit gestures supporters of Lebanon’s Shi’ite movement<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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They believe God chose Ali to be Muhammad’s successor, infallible, the first caliph (khalifa, head of state) of Islam<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The men used large knives to cut their heads, and others helped to cut heads of those around them<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Other young boys cut their heads in Lebanon’s southern town of Nabatieh<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brahraini Shi’ite Muslims bleed after they flagellated themselves in Baghdad’s Sadr City<\/span>Credit: REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Blood-filled images show men soaked in their own blood during Ashura<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Shia men cut themselves in the annual ceremony<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chains with knives attached are used to whip the body to free it of sins<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lebanese man bleeds after he sliced his head with a sword<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One man grabs a smoke after slicing his head open<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Followers watch on as a man has his head sliced with two knives<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Lebanese Shi’ite man smokes after he was cut on the forehead with a razor<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ashura commemorates Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Muslim faith’s prophet Mohammed<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lebanon’s southern town Nabatieh was filled with Shia men taking part in Ashura<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shia men and women dressed in black parade through the streets slapping their chests and chanting<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pakistani Shi’ite Muslims flagellate themselves during a mourning procession on the sacred month of Muharram<\/span>Credit: EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This man just sliced his head open to relieve him of his sins<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ashura is the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Supporters of Lebanon’s Shi’ite movement Hezbollah take part in a parade to mark Ashura<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A man has blood wiped from his face after his head was cut open<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Processions and services held this week mark the holiest days in the Shia calendar, Tasua and Ashura<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pakistani security officials escort a mourning procession on the sacred month of Muharram<\/span>Credit: EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shia Muslims believe that just as a prophet is appointed by God alone, only God has the prerogative to appoint the successor to his prophet<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Remarkable photographs show men and boys covered in blood after slashing themselves<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebannon’s militant Shi’ite movement Hezbollah<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Two men slice their heads at the same time during the ceremony<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People attend the Universal Ashura Mourning Ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey<\/span>Credit: Getty – Contributor<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shia men parade through the streets slapping their chests and chanting<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shia men cut their foreheads until blood streams from their bodies<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Lebanese Shia Muslim taps the head of a man with a razor to draw blood during the religious procession<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pilgrims cut themselves with swords as they weep and beat their chests in mourning during the annual Ashura ceremonies<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shia men cut their heads open to wash away their sins<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chains are also used among knives to purge Shia men of their sins<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shia males of any age participate in the cutting heads ritual<\/span>Credit: AFP or licensors<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shia men are seen parading through the streets of Iraq after cutting their heads<\/span>Credit: Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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