(17 Jul 2024)
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++CLIENTS NOTE: FOOTAGE CONTAINS SHOTS OF PEOPLE SELF-FLAGELLATING++
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Karachi, Pakistan – 17 July 2024
1. Various of people carrying flags and banners while marching in Karachi to commemorate Ashoura, which marks the 7th-century death of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussein
2. Palm-shaped cut-out which is seen a symbol of protection from the evil eye
3. Various of mourners
4. Policeman
5. Various of participants rhythmically beating their chests
6. Various of security officials deployed alongside procession route
7. Various of participants performing afternoon prayers, many of them with white cloths over their heads
8. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Syed Ali Afzal Rizvi, Shiite Muslim scholar:
"Today, Muslims in Palestine are being oppressed. The occupying Zionist forces of Israel and its ally, the United States are killing the Muslims of Palestine. Today, the day when Imam Hussein was martyred while fighting against oppressors, we promise to always oppose Israel and support Palestinians as per the tradition of Imam Hussein. We are against all the oppressors."
9. People carrying signs showing Palestinian flag with text written on it
10. Various of people self-flagellating
STORYLINE:
Thousands of people marched in Karachi in scorching heat on Wednesday to commemorate the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.
Some of the participants rhythmically beat their chests in a show of grief, while others expressed their fervor in the ritual of self-flagellation.
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.
A group of mourners in Karachi carried Palestinian flags to express their support for people in the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war entered its 10th month.
"Today, Muslims in Palestine are being oppressed," said Syed Ali Afzal Rizvi, a Shiite Muslim scholar.
There was a heavy police presence to guard the procession, which has been the target of attacks in the past years.
Authorities also suspended mobile phone and internet services as a security measure.
AP video shot by Muhammad Farooq
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