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Shi'ite Muslims at the al-Khoei Islamic Center in Queens prepare to flagellate themselves during a procession marking the festival of Ashura. View the pics here.

Hundreds of thousands of frenzied Shiites beat their heads and chests in unison and whipped themselves with chains Saturday across Iraq to honor the martyrdom of one of their most revered saints. The processions were marred by violence with a deadly bombing in northern Iraq and clashes south of Baghdad. The street battles between members of a messianic cult and Iraqi troops raged for a second day as the death toll from the fighting in two predominantly Shiite southern cities rose from 50 to at least 68. Iraqi authorities said at least 36 people were reported killed in Basra, Iraq's...

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So there I am, with two of my little infidels in tow, dashing across town to hit Carnegie Hall. It seems Red has to have a classical concert in the bag for a report due tomorrow. I love these mandates, the kids as an impetus for some culchuh for a change. So imagine my surprise to stumble upon a sea of black down Park Avenue against a backdrop of loud Muslim prayers blaring over loudspeakers, no less. We were running late and I didn't have a picture card in my camera but Red said, "ma, there's a Staples down the...

NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) -- The 6-year-old boy screamed and shook his head to avoid the razor blade. But his father held him firmly as Hajj Khodor parted the boy's black hair and sliced his forehead three times with the blade.Ali Madani's cries became more violent as blood gushed from the wound, covering his small, terrified face.His father and a few other men, waving daggers, broke into a religious chant, recalling how the 7th-century Shiite Muslim saint, Imam Hussein, was decapitated, his head placed on a lance. ()In marking the holiest day of Ashura, some Shiites believe children should learn at...

The Islamic 'Blood Cult' Drinking the blood of the enemy | Blood Propaganda | Dipping hands in blood of their victims | Dipping their hand in their fellowmen corpses | Portrayal of Blood  | Blood messages | Behavior | Bloody ritual | Ideology | Blood messages | Blood Maiming | Their sick love affair with graphic photos of dead kids Blood - propaganda Cartoons and Hypocrisy in the Arab and Muslim World, The anti-Semitic blood libel has appeared throughout the Muslim and Arab world ... hat slicing the throat of an Arab in front of two weeping Arabs http://www.adl.org/ADL_Opinions/Anti_Semitism_Arab/SDUnionTribune_3206.htm Child Abuse: The New Islamic Cult of Martyrdom Justus Reid Weiner * ... Images of blood and dead children are frequently broadcast......

Today begins Ashura, which like the festival of Eid al-Adha is another bloodthirsty Muslim holiday:      And we wonder why these people are so violent.Excerpted. Please read the rest at Sweetness & Light...

The Bloody Festivities Of Ashura Filed under: Pictures; Author: Shawn Wasson; Posted: January 30, 2007 at 1:46 pm; Celebrating Ashura Around The World…..Child Abuse In Baghdad:Pakistan:Iran:Najaf:Rawalpindi:More Ashura Child Abuse In Nabatieh, Lebanon:Hey Mom, I’m Bludgeoning Myself In Nabatieh!:A Shi’ite Covered In…… It’s Only Mud….In Tehran:To Hell With The Macarena, Let’s Get Bloody In Lebanon!:This Guy’s Committed In Dhaka, Bangladesh:The bloodiest holiday on Earth… Complete with child abuse.

KARBALA, Iraq - More than one million Iraqis marched and beat themselves Thursday in blood-soaked processions through this holy city and other Shiite centers around the country to mourn the seventh century death of their revered martyr, Imam Hussein. Swept by a thick yellow sandstorm, mass processions choked Karbala's wide streets as more than 8,000 security forces and additional militiamen prevented terrorist attacks that have rocked Ashoura ceremonies over the past two years, killing more than 230 people. Karbala police chief Brig. Razzaq Abid Ali al-Taei said up to 2 million people either marched in drum banging and flag waving...

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The peaceful followers of peaceful Islam took some time off from peaceful rioting, burning, pillaging, beheading infidels, killing Jews and killing each other in the name of their peaceful g0d to peacefully celebrate the peaceful holy islamic holiday of Ashura. In order to participate, you will need a sharp sword and metal chains to flagellate yourself in this unique Religion of Peace ceremony. You will also need white robes to show off the blood and gore to your fellow celebrants. Children and horses are expected to participate...

Sat Feb 19, 8:10 PM ET Holy ceremony : An Iraqi Muslim Shiites walks alone outisde Imam Mussa al-Kazem in central Baghdad, after he flagellated himself during the peak of Ashura, which marks the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammed. (AFP/Karim Sahib) Sat Feb 19, 7:11 PM ET For Imam Hussein : An Iraqi Muslim Shiite boy flagellates himself outside Imam Mussa al-Kazem shrine. Sat Feb 19, 6:04 PM ET Iraqi Muslim Shiites flagellate themselves. Sat Feb 19,10:04 AM ET Iraqi Shi'ite men bleed as they make a cut on their heads with swords on the last...

Introduction: The month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, brings with it the memory of the sacrifice of Imam Husayn [a], the grandson of Prophet Muhammad [s], and his noble family and friends. This short text reflects the deep admiration of its author towards Imam Husayn [a] and an insight into the tragedy of Karbala, its reasons and its consequences. It is presented with the hope that it will foster the Islamic unity and the brotherly love that the author seeks in his preface. The author, of course, is none other than the well-known Sunni English translator...

QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan has detained 30 people in connection with an attack this week on minority Muslim Shi'ites in the southwestern city of Quetta, which killed 44 people and wounded at least 150, police said on Sunday. Police also registered a complaint by relatives of the slain Shi'ites against seven local members of an outlawed Sunni militant group whom they blamed them for the attack. A senior police official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters 30 people had been arrested so far in an extensive investigation into the massacre on Tuesday, when Shi'ites were observing Ashura,...

It's that time of year again... Ashura, the Shiite Blood Letting.

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