Thousands of Muslims marched through London today for Ashura

伦敦穆斯林今日走上街头,在伦敦市中心游行庆祝阿舒拉节。

在一些穆斯林国家,如阿富汗,伊朗,土耳其,阿塞拜疆,伊拉克,黎巴嫩,巴林和巴基斯坦,也包括一些非穆斯林国家如印度,都将穆哈兰月十日(阿舒拉)作为公众假期。该仪式是什叶派穆斯林最重要的仪式之一。

为了缅怀阿舒拉日遭到迫害的烈士,什叶派穆斯林会穿上深色的衣服上街游行以示哀悼。有一些什叶派穆斯林的态度却是激烈。他们为了表示哀悼伤害自己的身体以致出血。
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Sarawak Islamic Museum

The Islamic Museum is open daily and the admission is free. It is located on Jalan P. Ramler in the beautifully restored Maderasah Melayu Building(1930). It is also accessible from the rear of the Sarawak Museum’s new wing. The Islamic Museum presents a clear picture of the rich historical heritage and special culture of the Muslim community in Sarawak and throughout the Malay-Indonesian archipelago,and traces connections with the development of Islam in the rest of the world. The museum consists of 7 galleries set around a central courtyard garden, each with a different theme.

砂捞越州立博物馆新馆后面就是伊斯兰博物馆。这里展示了伊斯兰宗教、服装、建筑、武器、生活器物等方方面面。

砂拉越伊斯兰博物馆
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Hui Chinese Muslims

Hui people are Mandarin-speaking Muslims living in China. Many of them live in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.

Most Hui are similar in culture to Han Chinese with the exception that they practice Islam, and have some distinctive cultural characteristics as a result. For example, as Muslims, they follow Islamic dietary laws and reject the consumption of pork, the most common meat consumed in Chinese culture, and have also given rise to their variation of Chinese cuisine, Chinese Islamic cuisine and Muslim Chinese martial arts. Their mode of dress also differs primarily in that men wear white caps and women wear headscarves or (occasionally) veils, as is the case in most Islamic cultures.