Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus' shadow
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Summary
For many Sunnis, Ashoura is a remembrance of more than one event, including the Moses-led exodus from Egypt.In Iraq, pilgrims ordinarily converge on the holy city of Karbala, site of the battle and home to a shrine to Imam Hussein.But with the pandemic, Iraq’s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, encouraged people to observe the mourning in other ways such as watching online or televised commemorations from home. “I donate to benefit others,” al-Yasseri said, “and out of love for Imam Hussein.” ___NABATIYEH, LEBANON Ashoura comes as Lebanon reels from not only the pandemic but economic hardship and the aftermath of a massive explosion that ripped through its capital this month. Yasser Qameh, who for decades in the past attended public gatherings every night during the mourning period, has been watching from home this year.“I watch it on TV or YouTube — as long as I don’t mingle with people,” Qameh said by phone from his southern Lebanese city, which in normal years is a site of massive Ashoura observations. How are we supposed to teach them (about) Imam Hussein?”But shortly before the start of Muharram, a number of Shiite Muslims from different communities, including Mukhi-Siwji’s father, teamed up to organize drive-in commemorations to safely mark the occasion, she said.
As said here by MARIAM FAM and BASSEM MROUE