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Across the Muslim world, Shi'ites mark Ashura to mourn the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, the event that would come to define Shi'ism. Gavino Garay reports.
Millions of Shi'ite Muslims mark the anniversary of the death of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein in the holy city of Kerbala.
Sectarian tensions escalate in Nigeria's Muslim north after violent confrontations between police and Shi'ite Muslims that diplomats fear, could lead to a Shi'ite uprising. Jillian Kitchener reports.
An estimated two million people descend on Kerbala under tight security to mark the end of Ashura, while Baghdad residents say they don't welcome the recent announcement that U.S. ground forces will be in Iraq to help fight Islamic State. Mana Rabiee reports.
Tens of thousands of people turn out at a mass funeral in Saudi Arabia for 21 Shi'ite Muslims killed last week in a suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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