Navi, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

imam
ke katilon
pe thukte
hain hum
to the
beats
of the drum
dance
merriment frolic
till the soul
goes numb
pictures
of re awakening
of the shia soul
in this album
shah ast hussain
badshah ast hussain
our spiritual anthem

Eid E Zehra Mubarak, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

for two month
eight days
we bled
we cut
our backs
we cut
our heads
so whether
it is moharam
or eid e zehra
we choose
the color red
we curse
the killers
of imam hussain
and those eunuchs
of the yazidi force
who watched this [...]

She Cut Her Head Too, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Normally Shia girls dont participate in the ritual blood shedding, but a few fathers make an exception to the rule I shot a lot of pictures of girls who had done Kama Zani at Hyderabad.
My dear friend Pappu Bhais daughter does Kama Zani during the [...]

Shooting the Shias, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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I am not cribbing nor am I complaining and I am 58 years old I have seen life I a have been an alcoholic for the larger part of the canvas of my life..I was a drug addict in college and my past [...]

Baqar Nasser Shoots the Barefeet Blogger of Mumbai, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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Baqar loves me and there is no doubt about it, and Baqar Nasser son of cinematographer late Yusuf Nasser of Africa , is an emerging talent like his elder brother Habib Nasser.
I know both the brothers since 12 [...]

Hadi Irani Sword Matam of Mumbai, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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The sword matam of Mumbai is very lethal, spine chilling and dangerous , when the person doing the sword matam begins striking his back, he is not aware of his surroundings, it is him and the sword and his back.. [...]

The Shia Pain And Anguish, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

no pain greater
than ghame hussain
their only wish
the shia pain
the shia anguish
their heritage
they fiercely guard
they cherish
lanat
on the killers
of imam hussain
in the fires of hell
they will perish
the spirit
of humanity
even after
cutting his head
with a [...]

Polio Inflicted Does Matam, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Baqar Nasser Hot Shot Shia Photographer, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Embedded in The Soul of Water, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

embedded
in the soul of water
lies the ancestry of our pain
a pain that wont vane
a pain that binds
us to our faith
like a molten chain
a pain that shall
always remain
a pain by any other name
we call it [...]

Our Ancestry of Pain, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

The little girl in the picture cut her head too, I shot her at the end and she was stoic and did not show her pain, and what does one say..

Hardcore Blade Matam 28 Safar Zainabia, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Hardcore Blade Matam 28 Safar Zainabia, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

My Uploading Problems At Flickr Gone From Bad To Worse, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

I have tried to upload this batch of 100 pictures since morning ,it has crashed 4 times and the thought kills me, even my description disappears ..
I was early using Mozilla Firefox and the Flickr uploader from within Flickr [...]

Please Pray For the Speedy Recovery Of Salman Rizvi, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Salman Rizvi Saab is the President of the Anjuman e Azadaran Hussain the Anjuman that has started this juloos..which begins at Yaqub Gully and ends at Moghul Masjid - Imamiya.
Mr Razi Rizvi of Shia Mumbai News informed me just now of [...]