Quite an old article but i love it - enjoy.

"During the Shia festival of Muharram we would take part in the procession and along with our Arab friends, beat our chests to remember the epic battle of Karbala," said Yakov Reuveni, remembering his youth in 1940s Iraq.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6611667.stm