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Ashura Recalls Injustice, Sacrifice
Karbala blasts disrupted Iraq's first public commemoration for decades of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein.
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Pilgrim Influx a Mixed Blessing
Surge in number of visitors to Shia shrines brings revenue and security headaches.
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Miraculous Vine Cures the Sick
Hundreds have come to seek the healing waters of weeping grape arbour.
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