In The Hague, another Shiite mourning gathering took place last Saturday in the run-up to Ashura. That day is one of the most important days of mourning of the year for Shiite Muslims. The commemoration centers on the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the year 680 near Karbala, in present-day Iraq.
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In The Hague, another Shiite mourning gathering took place last Saturday in the run-up to Ashura. That day is one of the most important days of mourning of the year for Shiite Muslims. The commemoration centers on the death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the year 680 near Karbala, in present-day Iraq.