A health worker sprays disinfectant to sanitize the inside of the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during Muharram procession in Karbala, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is a month of mourning for Shiites in remembrance of the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century.(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)In a photo provided by Fatima Mukhi-Siwji, people gather with flags in a parking lot for a drive-in commemoration of the seventh-century death of Imam Hussein, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Hicksville, N.Y. Shiite Muslims are marking the mourning period in the shadow of the coronavirus. (Fatima Mukhi-Siwji via AP)(Fatima Mukhi-Siwji via AP)In this photo taken by Nita Mukhi, Fatima Mukhi-Siwji, her daughter Aliyah and father Firoz Mukhi pose at a drive-in commemoration of the 7th century death of Imam Hussein, Aug. 27 2020 in Hicksville, New York. Shiite Muslims are marking the mourning period in the shadow of the coronavirus. (Nita Mukhi via AP)FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2019, file photo, Lebanese Shiite supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group raise their fists and chant slogans during Ashoura, the Shiite Muslim commemoration marking the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in present-day Iraq in the seventh century, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, in Beirut, Lebanon. Shiites mark Ashoura, the 10th day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2019, file photo, Shiite Muslims re-enact the seventh century battle of Karbala, during the festival of Ashoura in Baghdad, Iraq. The festival of Ashoura commemorates the killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala, in present-day Iraq. Ordinarily Ashoura is marked with public celebrations around the world. But with the pandemic sweeping the globe and cases rising in Iraq, the country's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, encouraged people to observe the day in other ways such as watching online or televised commemorations from home. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2019, file photo, Shiite Muslim worshippers pray inside the shrine of Imam Abbas on the holy day of Ashoura, in Karbala, Iraq. Shiites mark Ashoura, the 10th day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the Battle of Karbala, in which Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed. Ordinarily Ashoura is marked with public celebrations around the world. But with the pandemic sweeping the globe and cases rising in Iraq, the country's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, encouraged people to observe the day in other ways such as watching online or televised commemorations from home. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil, File)
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A health worker sprays disinfectant to sanitize the inside of the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during Muharram procession in Karbala, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is a month of mourning for Shiites in remembrance of the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq in the 7th century.(AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
