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Snapshot: To Touch the Tomb

 

Reuters

December 16, 2014

(Reuters)

Millions of Shiite Muslims from Iraq and neighboring countries converge on the holy city of Karbala to mark 
Arbaeen, a pilgrimage to honor Imam Hussain, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. Pilgrims, traveling 
despite fears of sectarian attacks, reach out to touch the tomb of his half-brother, Imam al-Abbas.

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