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Ashura festival in Iraq

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9898973/a ... ves-heads/

I would recommend if you are the least squimish or faint easily, don't open this link from The UK Sun.
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Religion of peace.
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FWIW, I believe this is a Shia festival, not observed by other sects of Islam.
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The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:41 pm FWIW, I believe this is a Shia festival, not observed by other sects of Islam.
That's what I read elsewhere. In any event, it is the height of barbaric stupidity!
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Oldgringo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:14 pm
The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 3:41 pm FWIW, I believe this is a Shia festival, not observed by other sects of Islam.
That's what I read elsewhere. In any event, it is the height of barbaric stupidity!
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This practice has been around for thousands and thousands of years, since long before Mohammed came along. Funny thing is, it's as useless now as it was back then. But hey, more power to 'em!
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UnIslamic. It is forbidden to intentionally harm oneself
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AndyC wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:32 pm If it's their thing, it's their thing - they're not harming anyone else.
They are harming children.
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Why wasn't the military on top of this could of got a lot the terrorists at one time :confused5
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I tried to delete ashura from my iphone calendar and it wouldn't let me :banghead:
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AndyC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:35 am
anygunanywhere wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:01 am
AndyC wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:32 pm If it's their thing, it's their thing - they're not harming anyone else.
They are harming children.
They harm children every day - I don't have the cycles to waste giving a damn about them, particularly today.
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DEB wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:34 am
AndyC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:35 am
anygunanywhere wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:01 am
AndyC wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:32 pm If it's their thing, it's their thing - they're not harming anyone else.
They are harming children.
They harm children every day - I don't have the cycles to waste giving a damn about them, particularly today.
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