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Shia Muslims commemorate Ashura in Syria

Shia Muslims make the pilgrimage to the shrine of Imam Hussein’s sister, Sayyidah Zaynab, in the Syrian capital’s countryside.

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Ibrahim Wahdi
Press TV, Damascus

Shia Muslims have commemorated the day of Ashura in Syria as well. Mourners visited the shrine of Sayyidah Zaynab near the capital Damascus, stressing that the epic of Karbala will not drift into oblivion and will be remembered forever.