![People pray at the shrine of Hussein ibn Ali at the Al-Hussein mosque before Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the mosque in old Cairo People pray at the shrine of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein ibn Ali at the Al-Hussein mosque, named after the grandson, before Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the mosque in old Cairo February 5, 2013. Ahmadinejad was both kissed and scolded on Tuesday when he began the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president since Tehran's 1979 Islamic revolution. The trip was meant to underline a thaw in relations since Egyptians elected an Islamist head of state, President Mohamed Mursi, last Jun](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/07/Shiite.jpg/Shiite.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=wFgAayW4)
![People pray at the shrine of Hussein ibn Ali at the Al-Hussein mosque before Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the mosque in old Cairo People pray at the shrine of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein ibn Ali at the Al-Hussein mosque, named after the grandson, before Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the mosque in old Cairo February 5, 2013. Ahmadinejad was both kissed and scolded on Tuesday when he began the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president since Tehran's 1979 Islamic revolution. The trip was meant to underline a thaw in relations since Egyptians elected an Islamist head of state, President Mohamed Mursi, last Jun](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/07/Shiite.jpg/Shiite.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=wFgAayW4)
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![People pray at the shrine of Hussein ibn Ali at the Al-Hussein mosque before Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the mosque in old Cairo People pray at the shrine of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Hussein ibn Ali at the Al-Hussein mosque, named after the grandson, before Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the mosque in old Cairo February 5, 2013. Ahmadinejad was both kissed and scolded on Tuesday when he began the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president since Tehran's 1979 Islamic revolution. The trip was meant to underline a thaw in relations since Egyptians elected an Islamist head of state, President Mohamed Mursi, last Jun](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/07/Shiite.jpg/Shiite.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=wFgAayW4)
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