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Iranians prepare to mark Imam Hussein's martyrdom

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Amir Mehdi Kazemi

Press TV, Tehran

Iranians are preparing for the biggest mourning processions of the month of Muharram in the Islamic lunar calendar. The two days known as Tasua and Ashura mark the battle of Karbala and the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam and Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Imam Hussein, and his companions including his brother Abolfazl al-Abbas.

Amir Mehdi Kazemi has a report.


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