An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim flagellates himself during an Ashura procession in Kabul November 3, 2014. Ashura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the seventh century battle of Kerbala. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim flagellates himself during an Ashura procession in Kabul November 3, 2014. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

Afghan Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession in Kabul October 31, 2014. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim flagellates himself during an Ashoura procession in Kabul November 3, 2014. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

A Shi'ite Muslims is sprayed with rose water as he flagellates himself during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Mumbai November 3, 2014. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim flagellates himself during an Ashura procession in Kabul November 3, 2014. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

Shi'ite Muslims flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Mumbai November 3, 2014. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims commemorate Ashura in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, November 3, 2014. (Photo by Ahmed Saad/Reuters)

Afghan Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession in Kabul October 31, 2014. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

A Shi'ite Muslim has his child gashed with a knife during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Mumbai November 3, 2014. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)

Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession in Islamabad November 3, 2014. (Photo by Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)

A Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim man receives stiches after flagellating himself during a Muharram procession in Islamabad November 3, 2014. (Photo by Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)

Afghan Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during an Ashura procession in Kabul November 3, 2014. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

Pakistani Shiite Muslims attend a mourning procession a day ahead of Ashura, the tenth day in the month of Muharram, in Karachi, Pakistan, 3 November 2014. Security has been intensified across the country during the first Islamic month of Muharram, in which Shiites stage huge mourning processions all over the country, making them vulnerable to militant attacks. (Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA)

Pakistani Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves with chains, a day ahead of Ashura, the tenth day in the month of Muharram, in Peshawar, Pakistan, 3 November 2014. (Photo by Bilawal Arbab/EPA)

Pakistani Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during a religious procession on the ninth day of holy Islamic month of Moharram in Islamabad on November 3, 2014. Pakistan was on high alert for the mourning processions of Ashura, a flashpoint for sectarian violence, a day after the country's deadliest bombing in more than a year killed 55 people. Security forces across the country were bracing on November 3, for possible attacks as Shiite Muslims mark Ashura, the anniversary of the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP Photo)

A Pakistani Shiite Muslim boy flagellates himself with chains, a day ahead of Ashura, the tenth day in the month of Muharram, in Peshawar, Pakistan, 3 November 2014. (Photo by Bilawal Arbab/EPA)

A participant splashes water over wounds as Pakistani Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during a religious procession on the ninth day of holy Islamic month of Moharram in Islamabad on November 3, 2014. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP Photo)

Iraqi Shiite boys take part in a self-flagellation ceremony during a parade ahead of Ashura in Baghdad's northern district of Kadhimiya on November 3, 2014. Iraq has implemented heavy security measures involving tens of thousands of security forces members and allied militiamen to protect Shiites during Ashura. Hundreds of thousands of Shiites will flock to the shrine city of Karbala south of Baghdad for Ashura, which marks the death of Imam Hussein, one of the most revered figures in Shiite Islam. (Photo by Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP Photo)

Iraqi Shiite Muslim worshipers self-flagellate during a ceremony marking Ashura, which commemorates the seventh century slaying of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, in the mainly Shiite southern city of Basra on November 3, 2014. (Photo by Haidar Mohammed Ali/AFP Photo)

Afghani Shi'ite Muslims devotees attend a mourning procession commemorating Ashura, in Herat, Afghanistan, 3 November 2014. Muslims across the world are observing Moharram, the first month of Islamic calender, the climax of Moharram is the Ashura festival commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA)

An Afghan Shiite devotee beats his back with chains and blades during commemorations ahead of the Day of Ashura in Kabul on November 3, 2014. Ashura mourns the death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, who was killed by armies of the Yazid near Karbala in 680 AD. (Photo by Shah Marai/AFP Photo)

A Pakistani Shiite boy beats himself with chains during a mourning procession, a day ahead of Ashoura holiday, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, November 3, 2014. Shiites will mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (Photo by B. K. Bangash/AP Photo)

A Shi'ite Muslim man bleeds after tapping his forehead with a razor during a Muharram procession to mark Ashoura in Nabatieh town, southern Lebanon November 4, 2014. Ashoura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the seventh century battle of Kerbala. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Reuters)

A Shi'ite Muslim girl reacts to a razor during a Muharram procession to mark Ashoura in Nabatieh town, southern Lebanon November 4, 2014. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Reuters)

Shi'ite Muslim boys flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession to mark Ashoura in the old quarters of Delhi November 4, 2014. Ashoura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the seventh century battle of Kerbala. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

Shi'ite Muslims bleed after tapping their foreheads with a razor during a Muharram procession to mark Ashoura in Nabatieh town, southern Lebanon November 4, 2014. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Reuters)

A Shi'ite Muslim man gestures during a Muharram procession to mark Ashoura in the old quarters of Delhi November 4, 2014. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

A Shi'ite Muslim man displays a cloth covered in his blood after tapping his forehead with a razor during a Muharram procession to mark Ashoura in Nabatieh town, southern Lebanon November 4, 2014. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Reuters)

Shi'ite Muslims tap their heads during the Ashoura ceremony held in Beirut November 4, 2014. (Photo by Jamal Saidi/Reuters)

A Shi'ite Muslim man wears religious icons on his chest, that is covered with blood after tapping his forehead with a razor during a Muharram procession to mark Ashoura in Nabatieh town, southern Lebanon November 4, 2014. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Reuters)

A Shi'ite Muslim girl marches with men, who are bleeding after tapping their foreheads with razors during the Ashoura ceremony held in Beirut November 4, 2014. Ashoura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the seventh century battle of Kerbala. (Photo by Jamal Saidi/Reuters)

Shi'ite Muslims rest after flagellating themselves in a Muharram procession to mark Ashoura in Kolkata November 4, 2014. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A Shi'ite Muslim boy and his guardian are covered with blood after cutting their heads with a razor during the Ashoura ceremony held in Beirut November 4, 2014. (Photo by Jamal Saidi/Reuters)

Kashmiri Muslim women watch a a Muharram procession a day before Ashoura in Srinagar November 3, 2014. (Photo by Danish Ismail/Reuters)

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims bleed after hitting their foreheads with swords and beating themselves as they commemorate Ashoura in Baghdad, November 4, 2014. More than one million Shi'ite Muslims gathered at shrines and mosques across Iraq on Tuesday for the Ashoura religious ritual with Iraqi security forces on alert for any repeat of the attacks that have inflicted mass casualties during past pilgrimages. Security for the event has been tight since suspected al Qaeda suicide bombers and mortar attacks killed 171 people during Ashoura, an event that defines Shi'ism and its rift with Sunni Islam, in Kerbala and Baghdad in 2004. Shi'ites are commemorating the slaying of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein at the battle of Kerbala in AD 680. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)

Lebanese Hezbollah supporters march during a religious procession to mark Ashoura in Beirut's suburbs November 4, 2014. (Photo by Aziz Taher/Reuters)

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims bleed after hitting their foreheads with swords and beating themselves as they commemorate Ashoura in Baghdad, November 4, 2014. (Photo by Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters)

Shi'ite Muslims flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession marking Ashoura in Piraeus port town, near Athens November 4, 2014. Ashoura, which falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the seventh century battle of Kerbala. (Photo by Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters)

A Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim girl kisses a religious motif of sword and shield during procession to commemorate Ashoura in Rawalpindi November 4, 2014. (Photo by Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)

A Shi'ite Muslim is sprayed with rose water as he flagellates himself during a Muharram procession to mark Ashoura in Mumbai November 4, 2014. (Photo by Danish Siddiqui/Reuters)