(17 Jul 2024)
LEBANON ASHOURA
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++CLIENTS NOTE: FOOTAGE CONTAINS SHOTS OF PEOPLE SELF-FLAGELLATING++
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Nabatiyeh, Lebanon – 17 July 2024
1. Various of Ashoura ritual of slashing head, people with bloodied heads
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hasan Kawrani, mourner from Nabatiyeh:
"We feel like we want this. We want these days to come so that we embody the events of Karbala and what happened to Imam Hussein. Imam Hussein came out during these days to help create a victory for the oppressed over the oppressor. And nowadays, Israel is oppressing the Palestinian people and this coincides with (ceremonies in) Karbala and people are motivated for martyrdom. Imam Hussein is a role model and he has warned against accepting humiliation. We are not okay with seeing any person face oppression without helping them."
3. Various of mourners taking part in Ashoura march
4. People beating their chests
5. Mourner with bloodied head
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassan Raslan, actor displaced from Kfar Kila:
"We want peace for our martyrs, a source of pride for us. We are proud of them. We hold our head high because of them and it is because of them that we will go back to our towns and our land. God bless our martyrs who were killed here and elsewhere."
7. Various of march
STORYLINE:
Lebanese Shiite Muslims in Nabatiyeh slashed their heads in a show of grief on Wednesday as they marked the somber day of Ashoura, which commemorates the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.
Many of the mourners wore white to highlight their bloodied wounds after self-flagellating, an act that has been banned in most places in Lebanon – except for Nabtiyeh in the south.
The bloodletting is controversial among Shiites as some religious leaders have disavowed the practice, but it’s still key for a minority of Shiites as dramatic proof of their willingness to sacrifice for their faith.
The rift between Islam’s two main sects deepened after Sunnis killed Imam Hussein in battle in the Iraqi city of Karbala, south of Baghdad.
It continues to this day to play a key role in shaping the identity of Shiites, who represent over 10% of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims.
In the Shiite community, Ashoura is viewed as a symbol of struggle against injustice and tyranny.
Shiite Muslims in Nabatiyeh used the occasion to pay tribute to Palestinians as the Israel-Hamas war entered its 10th month and tensions heightened between Hezbollah and the Israeli military.
"Imam Hussein came out during these days to help create a victory for the oppressed over the oppressor. And nowadays, Israel is oppressing the Palestinian people," said Hasan Kawrani, a mourner from Nabatiyeh.
After the outbreak of the war in Gaza on Oct. 7, following Hamas’ surprise attack, Hezbollah — an ally of the Palestinian militant group — launched attacks against Israel, killing 17 soldiers and 13 civilians in the last 10 months.
Israeli airstrikes on south Lebanon have killed over 450 people.
Tens of thousands of people on both sides of the tense Lebanon-Israel border have since been displaced.
Displaced actor Hassan Raslan took part in the march in Nabatiyeh and said he wishes for peace for those who have been killed because of the fighting.
"We want peace for our martyrs … We hold our head high because of them and it is because of them that we will go back to our towns and our land," he said.
Clerics recount the story of his death as Shiite Muslims cry and beat their chests.
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