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Thousands of Shiite pilgrims have gathered in Karbala, Iraq, for Ashoura, a holy day commemorating Imam Hussein’s martyrdom ...
Mesopotamia some 6000 years ago, one of the cradle of civilizations and the birthplace of the first writing system. In the ...
Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad.