Karbala
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The black tide of Arbaeen

Forty days after the tenth day of the month of Muharram, called Ashura, millions of pilgrims walk to Karbala from different parts of Iraq or the Shia world (Iran, Pakistan, Yemen…) to honor the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Muhammad, killed on October 10th, 680 CE. Millions of pilgrims gather in Karbala (the…