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As an Shiite Iraqi man reads about Fatimah Al-Zahraa, the audience of Shiite repeat the passages out loud while performing Latim at the Imam Aba Al Fa Thill Abbas Holy Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, Thursday, July 24, 2003. Latim is hitting of oneself to share the pain and suffering of a significant holy person in Islam; men beat their chests and women hit their heads. The readings commemorated the death of Fatimah Al-Zahraa, the daughter of the Prophet Mohammad, wife of Imam Ali, and mother of Imam Aba Al Fa Thill Abbas and Imam Hussein. Karbala was built around the Imam Aba Al Fa Thill Abbas and Imam Hussein Holy Shrines as Shiite pilgrims have come to worship at the shrines since their deaths in 680 AD.

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As an Shiite Iraqi man reads about Fatimah Al-Zahraa, the audience of Shiite repeat the passages out loud while performing Latim at the Imam Aba Al Fa Thill Abbas Holy Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, Thursday, July 24, 2003. Latim is hitting of oneself to share the pain and suffering of a significant holy person in Islam; men beat their chests and women hit their heads. The readings commemorated the death of Fatimah Al-Zahraa, the daughter of the Prophet Mohammad, wife of Imam Ali, and mother of Imam Aba Al Fa Thill Abbas and Imam Hussein. Karbala was built around the Imam Aba Al Fa Thill Abbas and Imam Hussein Holy Shrines as Shiite pilgrims have come to worship at the shrines since their deaths in 680 AD.
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