zanjeer

The boy took part in zanjeer matam, in which believers beat themselves with a wooden implement with chains and blades attached to it.

Muslim guilty over encouraging 10-year-old son to ceremonially whip himself 2009

The device, called a zanjeer [for a photo, click on the link - EV], has been used for centuries by Shia Muslim men and boys to mourn the death of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson.

Libertarian Blog Place 2008

The boys, aged 13 and 15, were forced to beat themselves with a zanjeer zani, an implement containing five curved blades, during a ceremony to commemorate the death of a Shia Muslim spiritual leader.

Muslim guilty of forcing boys to flog themselves 2008

Syed Mustafa Zaidi was found guilty of child cruelty last month after the two boys, aged 13 and 15, told a court he had forced them to flagellate themselves with a bladed zanjeer whip as part of a traditional Shia Muslim ritual.

Archive 2008-09-01 Not a sheep 2008

Zaidi, 44, was taking part in the Ashura ceremony, in Manchester, in which Shia Muslims draw blood by flogging themselves with a whip called a zanjeer.

Man goes on trial accused of encouraging two boys to flog themselves during Muslim ceremony in Britain 2008

Even in death Benazir Bhutto has lived up to her supporters 'slogan of charon soobon ki zanjeer (link between the four provinces).

US Must Play Positive Role To Save Pakistan 2008

The boys, aged 13 and 15, were forced to beat themselves with a zanjeer zani, an implement containing five curved blades, during a ceremony to commemorate the death of a Shia Muslim spiritual leader

ITN Headlines 2008

Zaidi, a warehouse supervisor, admitted he asked the boys if they wanted to beat themselves and that he allowed them to use his zanjeer zani.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2008

The boy said he saw Zaidi flogging himself with the zanjeer zani before washing his blood from it and handing it to the 15-year-old boy.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2008

The zanjeer zani, a five-bladed implement, is used during the Ashura ceremony, which commemorates the death of Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed and a central figure in the Shia faith.

icScotland 2008