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Attacks to Largest Human Gathering in Iraq

arbaeenNew attack target Shia Muslim communities as they are preparing for a religious festival next week. About 30 million Shia Muslim visit Karbala, Iraq by next week.

As part of this ritual millions of Shia walk for days to get to Karbala on the 40th anniversary of martyrdom on their third Imam, Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. This walk towards Karbala has become the largest human gathering of the time as many Shia Muslims from around the world walk, some bare foot, to show their respect to humanity and human dignity. It is believed Imam Hussain and his family and young children were degraded and slaughtered because they did not accept an oppressor as the ruler of their time.

Now, Shia Muslims from around the world wear black for almost two month as part of Muharram campaign and go to Karbala to support Imam Hussain’s message of peaceful opposition to oppressors. This power full gathering has created opportunities for anti-Shia to kill Shia in big numbers. On Monday series of car bombs killed 92 and wounded about 200 people. No group has claimed the responsibility of the bombings but all who were killed are known to be Shia Muslims.

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