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After decades of suppression, Baha'is celebrate publicly in Baghdad

Baha'is are celebrating a religious event publicly in Baghdad for the first time in their history in Iraq, as they gathered to commemorate the bicentennial of the birth of Baha’i faith founder Baha'u'llah.

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A general view shows the terraced gardens and the golden Shrine of Bab at the Baha’i World Center, Haifa, Israel, Nov. 24, 2016. — AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images

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