Pakistani Shiite Muslims beat their chest during a procession on the eighth day of the mourning month of Muharram, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 in Lahore, Pakistan. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar is observed around the world for ten days of mourning in remembrance of martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed.
(AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)