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40Th day Ashura Memory of Imam Hussein
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Shi'ite Muslims conclude Ashura pilgrimage in Iraq
Mon 28 Dec 2009
| KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - The Shi'ite Muslim religious festival of Ashura passed without major violence in Iraq on Sunday, after tight security was deployed to safeguard millions from the bloody att... (photo: Jamal Penjweny)
Shiite Muslim women express their grief during the festival of Ashoura in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday Dec. 26, 2009.
Iraq   Muslim   Photos   Religion   Society   		 Khaleej Times 
Millions of Iraq Shia Muslims gather for Ashura
Sun 27 Dec 2009
KERBALA, Iraq - Millions of Shia Muslims gathered at shrines and mosques across Iraq on Sunday for the Ashura religious festival while Iraqi forces stood watch against the bloody attacks that have mar... (photo: AP / Ahmed al-Husseini)
People gather at the bombing scene in front of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009.  Arab News  Sun 27 Dec 2009
7 die in Baghdad attacks despite added security

| Sami Al-Jumaili | Reuters | KERBALA: Iraq deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to protect religious sites on Saturday, part of intensified security measures the government hopes will prevent blood... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed)
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Pregnant Woman - Health - Pregnancy  The Statesman  Sat 26 Dec 2009
US cancels controversial Iraq pregnancy rules

agence france presse | BAGHDAD, 26 DEC: The US army has cancelled controversial rules that punish soldiers in north Iraq who fall pregnant or who impregnate a female soldier, an American military spok... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Iraqi Shiite pilgrims flagellate themselves during a procession in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 Zeenews Sat 26 Dec 2009
Shiite pilgrims descend on Iraq's Karbala for Ashura

Karbala: Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims descended on the holy shrine city of Karbala on Saturday for the climax of Ashura commemorations, despite fears of viole... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
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Family members mourn death of a bombing victim at a local hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. San Fransisco Chronicle Sat 26 Dec 2009
Bomb kills 6 Muslim holiday pilgrims in Iraq
| (12-26) 04:00 PST Baghdad - -- | A roadside bomb killed six Shiite Muslim pilgrims Friday, the latest violence targeting the group during observances of a religious hol... (photo: AP / B.K.Bangash)
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Relatives and friends of Nasser Ali, 22, load his coffin during his funeral procession in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec, 24, 2009. Huffington Post Thu 24 Dec 2009
Bombings Kill At Least 13 Ahead Of Shiite Rite In Iraq

| BAGHDAD — Bombs hit Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad and a central Iraqi city Thursday, killing at least 27 people and wounding scores more, in the latest attack in the... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed)
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Energy gazprom Business Report Thu 24 Dec 2009
Iraq initial deal to develop central oil field

  | Submit your comment | An Iraqi official says a business partnership led by Russia's Gazprom has signed an initial deal to develop a small oil field in central Ir... (photo: Public Domain / theresa)
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Shiite faithful pound their chests during a procession at the Al-Hussein Shrine in Karbala mosque in Karbala, Iraq Saturday, April 10, 2004. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are in Karbala and other Shiite cities to mark al-Arbaeen, the end of the mourning period for a 7th-century martyred Shiite saint. Ceremonies are to be held until Sunday n The Press Democrat Thu 24 Dec 2009
Threats, Ashoura bring blue Christmas in Iraq
| Midnight Mass will again be celebrated in daylight across Baghdad, and security around churches is heavier for a community that's been threatened by sectarian violence ... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
Christians   Iraq   Photos   Shiite   Violence  


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