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A man looks to recycle steel rods while a bulldozer clears the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:57:59 GMT

(Reuters) - A man looks to recycle steel rods while a bulldozer clears the rubble of destroyed shops in Karachi February 9, 2010. The shops in the building were set ablaze by an angry mob in reaction to a suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shi'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura on December 28, 2009. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW RELIGION EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A girl searches for scrap metal using a magnet amid the rubble ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:53:33 GMT

(Reuters) - A girl searches for scrap metal using a magnet amid the rubble of shops destroyed in Karachi February 9, 2010. The shops in the building were set ablaze by an angry mob in reaction to a suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shi'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura on December 28, 2009. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW RELIGION EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

A government supporter holds a poster with images of Iran's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:39:02 GMT

(Reuters) - A government supporter holds a poster with images of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R) and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest against opposition demonstrations during Ashura in Tehran December 30, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/Files

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:29:44 GMT

(Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian protesters hold a rally on the Shi'ite mourning day of Ashura in central Tehran December 27, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

Shi'ite Muslim women attend the religious ceremony of Arbain, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:54:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Shi'ite Muslim women attend the religious ceremony of Arbain, which falls 40 days after the Shi'ite holy day of Ashura, in Kerbala, 110 km south of Baghdad, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Pilgrims gather between Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein shrines ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:43:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Pilgrims gather between Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein shrines as they attend the religious ceremony of Arbain, which falls 40 days after the Shi'ite holy day of Ashura, in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad, February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Pilgrims enter the Imam Abbas shrine as they attend the religious ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:22:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Pilgrims enter the Imam Abbas shrine as they attend the religious ceremony of Arbain, which falls 40 days after the Shi'ite holy day of Ashura, in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad, February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

Shi'ite Muslim women attend the religious ceremony of Arbain, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:20:34 GMT

(Reuters) - Shi'ite Muslim women attend the religious ceremony of Arbain, which falls 40 days after the Shi'ite holy day of Ashura, in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad, February 5, 2010. Arbain marks the end of a 40-day mourning period for Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed who was killed in a 7th century battle in Kerbala. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

A Shi'ite pilgrim prays at the Imam al-Abbas shrine during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:22:54 GMT

(Reuters) - A Shi'ite pilgrim prays at the Imam al-Abbas shrine during the religious ceremony of Arbain, that falls 40 days after the Shi'ite holy day of Ashura, in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad, February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

Shi'ite women pray at the Imam al-Abbas shrine during the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:17:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Shi'ite women pray at the Imam al-Abbas shrine during the religious ceremony of Arbain, which falls 40 days after the Shi'ite holy day of Ashura, in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad, February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: RELIGION)

Pilgrims pray at the Imam al-Abbas shrine during the religious ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:00:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Pilgrims pray at the Imam al-Abbas shrine during the religious ceremony of Arbain, that falls 40 days after the Shi'ite holy day of Ashura, in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad, February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)

Pilgrims gather between Imam Abbas and Imam Hussein shrines ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:31:53 GMT

An Iraqi soldier stands guard as Muslim Shiite pilgrims head ...

(AFP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:55:11 GMT

(AFP) - An Iraqi soldier stands guard as Muslim Shiite pilgrims head on foot from Baghdad to the holy city of Karbala to take part in the Aabaeen, 40 days of mourning after Ashura. A suicide attacker ploughed a bomb-laden vehicle into Shiite pilgrims in central Iraq, killing 23 of them, including women and children, the second deadly assault on devotees this week.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)

A Shi'ite Muslim girl shouts slogans during a protest in ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:29:15 GMT

(Reuters) - A Shi'ite Muslim girl shouts slogans during a protest in Karachi January 31, 2010. Hundreds of Shiite men and women gathered to protest on the roads of Karachi as they demanded the arrests of those involved in a bomb attack on a Shi'ite procession commemorating Ashura on December 28. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)

Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim women shout slogans during a protest ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:27:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Pakistani Shi'ite Muslim women shout slogans during a protest rally in Karachi, January 31, 2010. Hundreds of Shi'ite men and women gathered to protest on the roads of Karachi, to demand the arrests of those involved in a bomb attack on a Shi'ite procession commemorating Ashura on December 28. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)

A labourer is silhouetted while demolishing a row of shops, ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:03:22 GMT

(Reuters) - A labourer is silhouetted while demolishing a row of shops, which were destroyed in a fire about a month earlier, in Karachi January 31, 2010. The shops in the building were set ablaze by an angry mob in reaction to a suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shi'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura on December 28, 2009. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW RELIGION EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)

An Iraqi soldier secures the road as Shi'ite pilgrims march ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:35:07 GMT

(Reuters) - An Iraqi soldier secures the road as Shi'ite pilgrims march to attend the religious ceremony of Arbain, in Kerbala 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad January 30, 2010. Arbain marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual that commemorates the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein in 680 A.D. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION MILITARY)

Shi'ite pilgrims march to attend the religious ceremony ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:32:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Shi'ite pilgrims march to attend the religious ceremony of Arbain, in Kerbala 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad January 30, 2010. Arbain marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual that commemorates the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein in 680 A.D. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION)

Shi'ite pilgrims march to the holy city of Kerbala to mark ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:18:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Shi'ite pilgrims march to the holy city of Kerbala to mark Arbain, in Baghdad's Saidiya district January 30, 2010. Arbain marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual that commemorates the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein in 680 A.D. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION)

A Shi'ite pilgrim holds a religious flag as he marches to ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:18:07 GMT

(Reuters) - A Shi'ite pilgrim holds a religious flag as he marches to the holy city of Kerbala to mark Arbain, in Baghdad's Saidiya district January 30, 2010. Arbain marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following Ashura, the religious ritual that commemorates the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein in 680 A.D. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: RELIGION)

Shi'ite pilgrims march to the holy city of Kerbala to mark ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:15:58 GMT

A member of the Iranian security forces runs from protesters ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:51:07 GMT

(AFP/File) - A member of the Iranian security forces runs from protesters during clashes in Tehran during the Shiite mourning event of Ashura. Iran put on trial on Saturday 16 anti-government protesters, two of them women, who were arrested on Ashura, the official IRNA news agency reported.(AFP/File)

An Iranian man takes part in a performance depicting the story ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:56:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iranian man takes part in a performance depicting the story of Imam Hussein on the final day of Ashura in Tehran on December 27, 2009. Iran has said it arrested two German diplomats for allegedly having a hand in deadly anti-government protests which erupted on a Shiite Muslim holy day in December.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)

A man welds iron rods to clear a set of shops, which were burned ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:23:22 GMT

(Reuters) - A man welds iron rods to clear a set of shops, which were burned late last year in a mob attack, in Karachi January 24, 2010. The shops were set ablaze by an angry mob in reaction to a suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shi'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura on December 28, 2009. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW RELIGION)

A labourer works on the demolition site of shops which were ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:02:26 GMT

(Reuters) - A labourer works on the demolition site of shops which were destroyed after a fire in Karachi January 22, 2010. The shops in the building were set ablaze by an angry mob in reaction to a suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shi'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura on December 28, 2009. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW RELIGION)

An Iranian opposition protester holds stones as he stands opposite ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:01:32 GMT

(AFP/File) - An Iranian opposition protester holds stones as he stands opposite security forces during clashes in Tehran, 2009. An Iranian prosecutor called for the death penalty against five protesters arrested during demonstrations staged as Shiites participated in solemn Ashura rituals last month.(AFP/File)

Supporters of government protest against opposition demonstration ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:16:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of government protest against opposition demonstration during holy day of Ashura, in Tehran December, 30 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/Files

A man yells at the site of suicide bomb attack on a procession ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:34:30 GMT

(Reuters) - A man yells at the site of suicide bomb attack on a procession of Shit'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura in Karachi in this December 28, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Athar Hussain/Files

A labourer works on the reconstruction of the roofs of shops ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:38:02 GMT

(Reuters) - A labourer works on the reconstruction of the roofs of shops which were destroyed after a fire in Karachi January 12, 2010. The shops in the building were set ablaze last Monday by an angry mob in reaction to a suicide bomb attack on the same day during a procession of Shi'ite Muslims commemorating Ashura. Local authorities believed some rioters looted the shops after setting them on fire and the provincial government is currently investigating the incident. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW RELIGION)