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Supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada Sadr gather to perform Friday prayer outside the parliament building in the Green Zone of the capital Baghdad, as they continue to protest against the nomination of a rival Shiite faction for the position of prime minister. IMAGES
Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr start gathering to attend Friday prayers in Sadr City, east of the capital Baghdad. Last month the firebrand cleric and former anti-US militia leader sparked turmoil when his followers, the biggest bloc in parliament, resigned en masse. IMAGES
Iraq's populist Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr arrives to cast his ballot as polls open for parliamentary elections in the central Iraqi shrine city of Najaf. IMAGES
Khadimiya, Aug 18 (EFE/EPA).- Iraqi Shiite devotees on Wednesday commemorated the Muslim holy day of Ashura, which is observed by all Muslims but has a special significance for Shia.Ashura is believed to be the day that Moses - considered an important prophet in Islam - led the Jews to safety by parting the Red Sea; importantly, Ashura is also the same day the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, was killed in battle in AD 680, making the day a solemn occasion for Shia worldwide, who deeply revere Hussein.Ashura is the peak of ten days of mourning when Shiite Muslims mourn the killing of Imam Hussein whose shrine is located in Karbala in southern Iraq. (Camera: AHMED JALIL).SHOT LIST: THE RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL OF ASHURA AT KHADIMIYA CITY NORTHERN BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
Baghdad (Iraq), March 9 (EFE / EPA) .- Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims in Iraq have continued their march on foot from different parts of the country to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Musa Kazem in his mausoleum in Baghdad, despite the explosion that left at least one dead Tuesday and an increase in Covid-19 cases.(Camera: AHMED JALIL)SHOT LIST: IRAQI SHIITE PILGRIMAGE IN THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF IMAM MUSA KAZEM IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
Baghdad, Feb 13 (EFE).- Thousands of Iraqi women Thursday took to the streets across the country, defying a call by influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to separate the genders during protests.(CAMERA: Ahmed Jalil)