Sunday, November 25, 2012

AP Mobile: At renovated Iraq shrine, Shiites mark a holy day

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At renovated Iraq shrine, Shiites mark a holy day

thumbnailKARBALA, Iraq (AP) - It is the most impassioned day of the year for Shiite Muslims - Ashoura, when one of the faith's most revered figures, Imam Hussein, was martyred in battle. Hundreds of thousands of Shiites who flocked to his resplendent, gold-domed shrine to commemorate him Saturday found the site has radically changed. The shrine of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is seei...

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