Photos: Ashura mourning ceremony in Kumasi, Ghana

Ashura mourning ceremony in city of Kumasi, Ghana (Africa) 1438-2016. *** Imam Hussein and his companions were martyred on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram (Lunar month), which falls on 12th October 2016 this year. Muharram ceremonies symbolize the eternal and unwavering stance of truth against falsehood and humanity’s struggle against tyranny, the cause for which Imam Hussein was martyred.