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03 NOVEMBER 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Shia men at Punja Mosque wait for the start of the celebration of Ashura. Shia Muslims in Yangon started the celebration of Ashura Monday. Ashura commemorates the death of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammed, in the 7th century. Hussein ibn Ali is considered by Shia Muslims to be the third Imam and the rightful successor of Muhammed. He was killed at the Battle of Karbala in 610 CE on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. According to Myanmar government statistics, only about 4% of Myanmar is Muslim. Many Muslims have fled Myanmar in recent years because of violence directed against Burmese Muslims by Buddhist nationalists. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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03 NOVEMBER 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Shia men at Punja Mosque wait for the start of the celebration of Ashura. Shia Muslims in Yangon started the celebration of Ashura Monday. Ashura commemorates the death of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammed, in the 7th century. Hussein ibn Ali is considered by Shia Muslims to be the third Imam and the rightful successor of Muhammed. He was killed at the Battle of Karbala in 610 CE on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. According to Myanmar government statistics, only about 4% of Myanmar is Muslim. Many Muslims have fled Myanmar in recent years because of violence directed against Burmese Muslims by Buddhist nationalists. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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