lynsey addario, photographer

Middle East: Iran: Ashorra

Iranian men beat their chests in the tradition of the holy Shiite holiday of Muharram in a ceremony inTehran, Iran, February 5, 2006. Shiite Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy holiday leading up to Ashorra, or the tenth, most-important day.
Ashorra, Tehran, Iran
Iranian men beat their chests in the tradition of the holy Shiite holiday of Muharram in a ceremony inTehran, Iran, February 5, 2006. Shiite Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy holiday leading up to Ashorra, or the tenth, most-important day.