“Every year on the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram, Shia Muslims show a distinctive face of Islam, one that sees spirituality in passion and rituals rather than in law and the familiar practices that punctuate Muslim lives.” - Vali Nasr
The day of Ashura, which passed on Tuesday, is holy to both Sunni and Shia Muslims, but the latter have a very distinctive way of commemorating it. Learn more about how Shias observe not just the day of Ashura but the entire month of Muharram in this slideshow I made for FRONTLINE.
