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in the Indian city of New Delhi Shia
Muslims are preparing for a dramatic and
highly controversial ceremony frisée
‘add Abbas caretaker of the holy shrine
called Karbala it is one of the busiest
times of the year and also one of the
most sacred
niggath other are mothers your mother in
our religion madam is very significant
madam is very important because mullah
Hussain gave his life for his followers
that is us here we are there during the
first month of the Islamic calendar
called Muharram Shiites more on one of
the forefathers of their faith hazrat
imam hussain he was martyred in 680 AD
on the plains of Karbala
in modern-day Iraq Shiites grief for
Hussein culminates in a dramatic ritual
Kunie matam a display of self-mutilation
that will leave the street stained red
with the blood of the faithful it’s an
extreme ceremony that many would want to
shield children from at all costs but
here children not only observe the
bloodletting they participate in it with
a delayed civilian it is something that
comes from within I’d love for mom
Hussein and once it comes then anybody
can do it and participate in be let back
because I feels he has become too old to
risk his health he will not be
participating in tomorrow’s bloodletting
ritual but other younger members of his
family will be meets ayats sons
seventeen-year-old gurus 14 year old
Mahmud 12 year old Kashif and nine year
old Ali although young these boys scars
mark them as matam veterans as the moon
rises Shiites take to the streets
parading replicas of the mosque in Iraq
where there mater Hussein is buried over
a hundred thousand devotees will
participate in Muharram tonight even
more of gathered to watch as the crowd
swelled so does the anticipation
suddenly
matam begins as the participants move
into the streets the shirts come off and
in tiny hands razor blades are ready
seventeen-year-old gurus has not drawn
blood yet but soon he will turn these
scars into fresh wounds nearby his 14
year old brother Mahmud has already
begun the blades are held between his
first two fingers every time he beats
his chest another slash is made in his
skin
all the brothers are bloodied now even
nine-year-old Ali by APM gallons of
blood been spilt but for some it is not
enough chain whips tipped with blades
are distributed amongst the crowd
normally these are used only by grown
men as the ultimate display of devotion
but tonight one of these boys will
decide that he is ready to follow the
lead of these men
in the Indian city of New Delhi Shia
Muslims are preparing for a dramatic and
highly controversial ceremony frisée
‘add Abbas caretaker of the holy shrine
called Karbala it is one of the busiest
times of the year and also one of the
most sacred
niggath other are mothers your mother in
our religion madam is very significant
madam is very important because mullah
Hussain gave his life for his followers
that is us here we are there during the
first month of the Islamic calendar
called Muharram Shiites more on one of
the forefathers of their faith hazrat
imam hussain he was martyred in 680 AD
on the plains of Karbala
in modern-day Iraq Shiites grief for
Hussein culminates in a dramatic ritual
Kunie matam a display of self-mutilation
that will leave the street stained red
with the blood of the faithful it’s an
extreme ceremony that many would want to
shield children from at all costs but
here children not only observe the
bloodletting they participate in it with
a delayed civilian it is something that
comes from within I’d love for mom
Hussein and once it comes then anybody
can do it and participate in be let back
because I feels he has become too old to
risk his health he will not be
participating in tomorrow’s bloodletting
ritual but other younger members of his
family will be meets ayats sons
seventeen-year-old gurus 14 year old
Mahmud 12 year old Kashif and nine year
old Ali although young these boys scars
mark them as matam veterans as the moon
rises Shiites take to the streets
parading replicas of the mosque in Iraq
where there mater Hussein is buried over
a hundred thousand devotees will
participate in Muharram tonight even
more of gathered to watch as the crowd
swelled so does the anticipation
suddenly
matam begins as the participants move
into the streets the shirts come off and
in tiny hands razor blades are ready
seventeen-year-old gurus has not drawn
blood yet but soon he will turn these
scars into fresh wounds nearby his 14
year old brother Mahmud has already
begun the blades are held between his
first two fingers every time he beats
his chest another slash is made in his
skin
all the brothers are bloodied now even
nine-year-old Ali by APM gallons of
blood been spilt but for some it is not
enough chain whips tipped with blades
are distributed amongst the crowd
normally these are used only by grown
men as the ultimate display of devotion
but tonight one of these boys will
decide that he is ready to follow the
lead of these men
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