ol ars ▁and ▁political ▁figures ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁c emetery ▁and ▁its ▁shr ines , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁Islam ica . ▁Sh ia ▁protest ed ▁against ▁the ▁destruction ▁and ▁r al lies ▁are ▁held ▁ann ually ▁in ▁India , ▁Pakistan , ▁Iran , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁day ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁Y aum - e ▁G ham ▁(" Day ▁of ▁Sor row ") ▁by ▁many ▁Sh ias . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁Islam ica , ▁prominent ▁Sun ni ▁the olog ians ▁and ▁intellect uals ▁have ▁condem ned ▁the ▁" un fit " ▁situation ▁of ▁the ▁al - B a qi ▁c emetery ▁but ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁authorities ▁have ▁so ▁far ▁ignored ▁all ▁criticism ▁and ▁rejected ▁any ▁requests ▁for ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁tomb s ▁and ▁ma us ole ums . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁W ah hab i ▁s ack ▁of ▁Kar b ala ▁▁ ▁Dest ruction ▁of ▁early ▁Islam ic ▁her itage ▁sites ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Med ina ▁Category : B att les ▁involving ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁Category : B att les ▁involving ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁Category : 1 8 0 6 ▁in ▁Asia ▁Category : Att acks ▁on ▁Sh i ite ▁mos ques ▁Category : W ah hab ism ▁Category : T error ist ▁inc idents <0x0A> </s> ▁Kim ▁Young - ge un ▁( born ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁South ▁Korean