Tenth Day

Iran – Bijar :According to one of the Shia faith Throughout Iran, on the occasion of martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Mohammad, Muslims mourn during the first ten days of the Islamic month of Muharram which among them two last days are special ones which have been called Tasua and Ashura. In some parts of Iran, these mourning have some differences.

Amir Behroozi is a self-taught Iranian documentary photographer based in Rasht, Iran. His work explores the connections between contemporary issues, war, migration, poverty, and the environment in his native rural Iran. He has a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from University of Science and Culture in Rasht, Iran.