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Shiites are supposed to suffer, and some of the greatest figures in their history, like Ali and Hussein, led disastrous military campaigns; Hussein's martyrdom at the battle of Karbala is still celebrated today during the Ashura festival. ``On Ashura, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, we remember the prophet Nos and how the Ark landed on Mount Ararat,'' Demirkan said. They lick their lips, savor their misfortune," he writes of those watching an Ashura passion play. |
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