The Shia Child
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1
He is tired, he is asleep , but as soon as the Matam and the scourgings begin he will hand over his Tshirt to his guardian and begin the Zanjir Matam at Kaisar Bagh..this is the resilience of a persecuted race over the years the Shias...he will be flagellating his back to the cries of Ya Hussain Ya Hussain.. with his sharp razor like blades attached to chains..
