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...Waddah overheard the guards talking about the bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra, one of the holiest sites for Shi'ites. They also spoke of the wave of sectarian violence that followed, with Shi'ite mobs wreaking vengeance on Sunnis. "It sounded like Sunnis were being slaughtered in the streets of Baghdad," Waddah says. "I was worried about my family. They were new to the city and had no influential relatives who could protect them." While waiting to use the toilet over the next few days, the captives whispered rumors of how their Sunni kidnappers were taking revenge...
...druthers, every Harvard graduate and civil servant would have understood immediately the importance of the bombing of the al-Askari shrine this past February in the Iraqi city of Samarra. Who could have noted it at that time as one of Shi’a Islam’s holiest sites, and how many Harvard students could have predicted the upswing in violence, now bordering on civil war, its destruction immediately caused? We would have Harvard students likewise know which group of Muslims eagerly awaits the coming of the twelfth Imam, who has reputedly been hidden for a millennium...
...Jewish Holy Day occurred during the holiest month of the Islamic calendar this year and both groups abstained from food until sundown...
Yesterday was Easter, the day that marks the end of the 40-day season of Lent. For Christians, Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. On this day, they believe, three days after his crucifixion on Good Friday, Jesus rose from the dead. Easter is the holiest day of the year for Christians.In this season of Lent, I was reminded of the absence of visible Christian faith at Harvard. As secular student organizations across campus planned Passover seders last week, there was at best little talk of Easter celebration, and at worst disrespect. Last Tuesday, Harvard?...
...Indeed, outside the ministry headquarters, banners proclaiming solidarity with Imam Hussein, one of Shi'ites' holiest figures, snap in the spring breeze alongside - and sometimes instead of - Iraqi flags. Most of the guards' beards are invariably cut in the close-cropped Iranian style, making them stand out in Baghdad, where beards are less common...