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After War with Israel, a Blood-Soaked Ashura for Lebanon’s Shia
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After war with Israel, a blood-soaked Ashura for Lebanon’s Shia
Groups of men clad in white rhythmically tapped the blades of their swords against their bloodied foreheads as they marched through Nabatieh’s historic city centre. Women dressed in black followed in solemn procession, while others watched from the sidelines, some with tears in their eyes. The ceremony, held on Sunday, was one of many across Lebanon marking Ashura, an annual religious event where Shia Muslims commemorate the death of Imam Hussei…
We are witnessing a horrific scene: religious occasions have turned into arenas of conflict. These are no longer traditions of a sect per se, quietly practiced for centuries, but rather squabbling on the ground and in space. This year, in Muharram, a poet inflamed his audience with insults and abuse of those considered respected by the opposing sect. His counterpart responded by distributing sweets on the first of the month, claiming it was the …
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