伊朗总统佩泽什基安访问前夕，伊拉克在竞争中争夺什叶派空间 - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Shelly Kittleson

Shelly Kittleson

九月 10, 2024

Shiite Muslim devotees attend mourning rituals in Iraq's central holy shrine city of Karbala on August 23, 2024 ahead of the Arbaeen commemorations that mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for the seventh century killing of the Prophet Mohamed's grandson Imam Hussein ibn Ali. (Photo by Ali Abdul Wahid / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ALI ABDUL WAHID/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) — 2024 年 8 月 23 日，什叶派穆斯林信徒在伊拉克中部圣地城市卡尔巴拉参加哀悼仪式，庆祝阿舒拉节纪念活动结束，该活动标志着对公元七世纪先知穆罕默德的孙子伊玛目侯赛因·伊本·阿里遇害的 40 天哀悼期结束。 — 法新社盖蒂图片社供图

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A correspondent in Yemen

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Iraqi Shiite Muslim pilgrims who began their march from the southern port city of al-Faw walk through Basra on their way to the holy city of Karbala ahead of the Arbaeen religious festival on Sept. 17, 2020.

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