lynsey addario, photographer

Middle East: iran: Ashorra

Iranian Shiite women weep as the men beat their chests and heads in commemoration of Ashorra, the day of the death of Imam Hussein, during the most important day of the holy Shiite holiday of Muharram in a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, February 9, 2006. Shiite Muslims around the world are celebrating the ninth day, leading up to Ashorra, or the tenth, most-important day commenorating the death of Imam Hussein.
Ashorra, Tehran, Iran

Iranian Shiite women weep as the men beat their chests and heads in commemoration of Ashorra, the day of the death of Imam Hussein, during the most important day of the holy Shiite holiday of Muharram in a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, February 9, 2006. Shiite Muslims around the world are celebrating the ninth day, leading up to Ashorra, or the tenth, most-important day commenorating the death of Imam Hussein.