Millions of Muslims commemorate holy day of Ashura

Millions of Shia Muslims worldwide are observing the "holy of Ashura":http://www.euronews.com/2014/11/04/as..., which marks the death of the prophet Mohammed's grandson in the seventh century.

Shia represent around 10 percent of Muslims worldwide. The movement is in the majority in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain and Azerbaijan, however, large communities are also present in Yemen, Afghanistan, India, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and the…
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