Muslim Arbaeen Procession London (24 images)

This is 31st Muslim Procession of Arbaeen to be held in Central London. It marks the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Husain the Grandson of Mohammed who along with his family were brutally murdered in Karbala in 680AD.
It has become the largest annual Muslim procession in the UK with around 5000 Shi'ites from a wide range of communities including Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Lebanon, taking part.
The men take the lead chanting and beating their chest as a...
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This is 31st Muslim Procession of Arbaeen to be held in Central London. It marks the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Husain the Grandson of Mohammed who along with his family were brutally murdered in Karbala in 680AD.
It has become the largest annual Muslim procession in the UK with around 5000 Shi'ites from a wide range of communities including Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Lebanon, taking part.
The men take the lead chanting and beating their chest as a token of their sorrow and an end to the previous 40 days of mourning.
The women mostly dressed in black follow separately in a tight group at the back of the procession.
The main message is to fight oppression and to strive for freedom, justice and equality. The Arbaeen event in Kerbala was banned while Saddam Hussein was in power. Millions now attend.
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