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Ashura Bloodletting Ritual Provides Debate for Iraqi Shiites (ROP Alert)
Foxnews.com ^ | 01/07/09 | Fox News

Posted on 01/07/2009 5:15:51 PM PST by Dengar01

Hundreds of Shiite men in Iraq struck the heads of boys with daggers in an annual ritual to mark the death of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein at the 7th century battle of Kerbala, Reuters reports.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ashura; childabuse; iraq; islam; maniacs; rop; shiite; tatbeer; waronterror
We liberated a country for this?
1 posted on 01/07/2009 5:15:52 PM PST by Dengar01
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The pictures are absolutely grusome and would make a grown man cry. These barbaric pigs are sticking daggers in boys heads in the name of religion, in my book that is child abuse, wonder where all the humanitarian groups are now, I guess they are too busy bashing Israel.


2 posted on 01/07/2009 5:17:23 PM PST by Dengar01
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3 posted on 01/07/2009 5:17:46 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Dengar01

bump with no comment.


4 posted on 01/07/2009 5:20:40 PM PST by Ciexyz
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To: Dengar01

First, they must be free.

Now, we should try to convert them — just like Ann Coulter said.


5 posted on 01/07/2009 5:23:19 PM PST by i_dont_chat
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If we applied modern-day western standards of what constitutes child abuse nowadays, we’d be throwing parents in jail for spanking their kids. I say let the Shia have their fun. I’ve had lacerations across my forehead and I didn’t feel any thing either. My friends had to tell me I was bleeding, and still I didn’t believe them until I touched my forehead and my hand was covered in blood.


6 posted on 01/07/2009 5:33:15 PM PST by death2tyrants
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...coming soon to your town.
7 posted on 01/07/2009 5:42:47 PM PST by RouxStir (No peein' allowed in the gene pool.)
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To: death2tyrants

A five year old really can’t make a decision on their own and as you can see in the article, it is adults stabbing the kids in the head.


8 posted on 01/07/2009 5:47:54 PM PST by Dengar01
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