The Islamic holy day of Ashura is a worldwide festival of Shia Muslims acknowledging the day of the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. During this festival, Shiites are often know to beat themselves bloody in respect for the wounds inflicted upon the father of their branch of Islam. This practice is considered extremely controversial.
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