ASHURA: My favorite Muslim holiday, where Shiite Muslims celebrate in the streets by self-mutilating themselves

The more slash and dice the better.  Let the blood fly.

New post on Bare Naked Islam ASHURA: My favorite Muslim holiday, where Shiite Muslims celebrate in the streets by self-mutilating themselves by barenakedislam Ashura marks the death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, the revered Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq 1,300 years ago. Ashura, an optional fast day for Muslims, falls on Dec. 4-5, 2011. The word itself, ashura, means 10, and the holiday is the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram. The Islamic calendar is lunar, so the date [...] Read more of this post barenakedislam | December 5, 2011 at 4:56 PM | Categories: IslamoMania | URL: http://wp.me/peHnV-Db6 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://barenakedislam.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/ashura-my-favorite-muslim-holiday-where-shiite-muslims-celebrate-in-the-streets-by-self-mutilating-themselves/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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