A Pakistani Shiite Muslim flagellates himself with chains and blades a day ahead of the commemoration of Ashura, in Islamabad, Pakistan, 11 October 2016. Shiite Muslims are observing the holy month of Muharam, the climax of which 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 T. Mughal/EPA)
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