Shi'ite Muslims hit themselves with chains during Ashura in the Shi'ite town Qatif January 30, 2007. During the first Islamic month of Muharram, Shi'ite Muslims mourn the slaying of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Mohammad, by his political rivals along with 72 companions in Iraq some 1,400 years ago. REUTERS/STRINGER (SAUDI ARABIA)