Tehran, YJC. Italian photographer says Imam Husain’s martyrdom served justice and fought oppression.
Italian photographer has
opened a gallery in Rome which exhibits the Ashura day in Iran.
Claudia Borgia is a
photographer from Italy who visited Iran during the Muharram last year.
In his photo gallery,
Borgia has exhibited photos of how Iranians mark the day of the martyrdom of
their religious icon Imam Hussain.
Speaking to the IRIB
reporter in Rome, she said "I launched the gallery to introduce Imam Hussain
and Ashura to Italians. It is in the meantime an introduction to martyrdom in
Islam in the form of Imam Hussain’s fight for justice against injustice.”
"I have to say that the
Ashura ceremony in Iran impressed me so much that I too cried for Imam Hussain
like the Iranians do,” she added.
Borgia’s show exhibits
around 40 photos of the Iranian ceremoneies circling around the martyrdom of
Imam Hussain.
One of the visitors
stated "With this exhibition we came to understand the import of Ashura and how
special it is for the Shiite to mark it.”
Islamicist and Shiite studies scholar Biancamaria Scarcia
Amoretti who was also visiting the
exhibition maintained that the Ashura is a turning point in the history of
Islam and said "It is really valuable that a non-Muslim, Italian lady has been
allowed in the Ashura morning ceremonies. It indicates the importance that the
Iranian people give to talks and relations among religions.”