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Shi’ite Iraqi men covered in blood take part in the Ashura procession in Baghdad’s Sadr City, November 24, 2012. Shi’ite Muslims beat themselves during Ashura with steel-tipped flails or slash their bodies with knives to mark the death anniversary of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in the 7th century battle of Kerbala. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ — Tags: RELIGION)