Australian Muslims commemorate Ashura
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For Shia Muslims, Ashura is a holy day of poetry, prayer and public mourning that commemorates the death of the Prophet Muhammed's beloved grandson, Hussain. Producer Mariam Chehab takes you inside the mourning period, hearing why Hussain's death 1400 years ago evokes such intense emotion now. And, we find out how the Sunni Muslim tradition of Ashura links back to Judaism.