Iranian Shiite Muslims mourn after covering themselves with mud during Ashoura rituals, in Khorramabad, Iran, Wednesday, October12, 2016. Shiites mark Ashoura, the tenth day of the Muslim month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad and one of Shiite Islam's most beloved saints, during the 7th century Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)
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