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...Islam is a 1,400-year-old passion play of political succession: the hero is Hussain, grandson of the Prophet; the villain is Yazid, the usurper of the Caliphate; and each year on the holy day of Ashura, their bloody conflict is re-enacted as a Shi'ite cri de coeur. Iran, the pre-eminent Shi'ite nation, commemorated Ashura amid its own power struggle. Tens of thousands took to the streets, chanting, "We are the army of Imam Hussain ... supporters of Mir-Hossein." Hussain had become Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the declared loser in last June's presidential election...
helping the CRI project to get off the ground, Parker said. CRI was initially based at the Weld Boathouse and used University equipment...
Some programs have already been running out of the new Harry Parker Boathouse, and these trial runs have been successful, said Smith. Now people have closer access to the river, and CRI is able to expand its programs...
Both Parker and Smith said they hoped the new boathouse would not increase the amount of boat traffic on the river. Smith said that CRI has worked closely with the surrounding community and has created a schedule that it hopes will be unintrusive...
Smith said that the CRI hopes that rowing will have a new place amongst residents of the Boston area and that the new building “will make public access to the river a permanent feature...