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Husayn's Shrine in Karbala
Channel 4 was in Iraq for Ashura when 181 people died due to brutal terrorist attacks.
Karbala - City of Martyrs (aired April 12, 2004) was the story of this historic Ashura and of the pilgrims who travelled to Karbala from Britain.

Discover more about the documentary or the pilgrims involved.
 
Muharram Live History and Background

View updates from Karbala during Ashura including video, pictorial slideshows and news features.
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Shi'a Muslim crowd

Find out more about the background to Muharram and the history of the events in Karbala climaxing on Ashura some 1300 years ago. Go there
Pilgrims in Karbala
 
 
 

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