Mourners express solidarity with Palestinians during Muharram procession in Kashmir
Muharram during which they raised pro-palestinian slogans.
This traditional procession from Guru Bazar to Dalgate in Srinagar was banned from 1989, when people took up arms in the Valley, and the administration lifted the ban in 2023, after a series of meetings and conditions put before the community leaders.
The administration had made elaborate security arrangements and deployed forces on the procession route to ensure an incident free program. The 4.5 kms long procession, as per the orders of the administration started at around 6am from Guru Bazar area and passed through the Maulana Azad Road before concluding peacefully at Dalgate. The mourners carried pro-palestinian flags, raised pro-palestinian slogans and wore black bands and palestinian badges on their arms and chests. The administration had directed the Shia community to take out the procession between 6 am and 8 am and ensure that no anti-national slogans were raised during the procession.
«This month teaches us to be ready to sacrifice for the truth and stand by the oppressed...Palestinians are our brothers and this is just a token of solidarity from this corner of the world,» said Fida Hussain, a mourner participating in the procession.
In Muharram--the first month of muslim calendar--muslims mourn the martyrdom of Hussain ibn Ali (RA) and his followers who were killed in the battle of Karbala in 680AD. The Shia community takes out commemorative mourning processions during this month across the globe, which conclude on 10th of Muharram, known as
