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Iraqi Shiite pilgrims celebrate inside the Imam Hussein holy shrine in Karbala for the first time in decades on April 22.
Iraqi Shiite pilgrims celebrate inside the Imam Hussein holy shrine in Karbala for the first time in decades on April 22. During the rule of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, such rituals were banned.

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