An actor on horseback performs Tazieh, a traditional theater scene about Imam Hussein, in Tehran, Iran, yesterday, during rituals on the holy day of Ashoura, which marks the death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, who was killed in a battle in 680AD against the leader of what became the Sunni branch of Islam. The battle took place in Karbala, which is located in present-day Iraq. The actor represents Imam Hussein's enemy.
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