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Mustafa Saadoun

Mustafa Saadoun

Nov 16, 2017

Shiite Muslims attend Friday prayers at the Imam Hussein shrine in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, July 18, 2014. — REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed

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A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard as Shiite Muslim pilgrims walk near Baghdad on their way to Karbala ahead of Arbaeen commemorations

Shots fired in Iraq security forces clash during pilgrimage

Agence France-Presse

Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims walk to the holy city of Kerbala, ahead of the holy Shi'ite ritual of Arbaeen, in Najaf, December 8, 2014. Arbaeen falls 40 days after the holy day of Ashura. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SOCIETY) - RTR4H650

Iraqi Shiite pilgrimage takes political turn

Ali Mamouri

An Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim boy kisses a poster of the Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the town of Karbala, some 110 km south from the Iraqi capital Baghdad, early February 6, 2004. Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, survived an assassination bid on Thursday when gunmen opened fire on his entourage in the sacred streets of Najaf, a security aide said. The assassination attempt comes days before a team of United Nations electoral experts is due to arrive in the country to assess the feasi

Sistani Issues Fatwa Against Sectarian Violence in Iraq

Ali Mamouri

Dear Alyne screenshot from her trip to Iraq in the video "Is Iraq Dangerous?!"

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Lujain Elbaldawi

Lujain Elbaldawi