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Photograph of Arbaeen pilgrims on the cover of a Dutch newspaper
The prestigious Dutch newspaper, NRC, published a stunning photo of pilgrims walking towards the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.
The newspaper published, on its website, a photo of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage, entitled “The March to Karbala”, and attached a caption reading, “The march of Shia pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala coming from the capital, Baghdad, to participate in the ceremonies of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage, which represents the passage of 40 days after the martyrdom anniversary of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.”
The newspaper indicated that this photo was taken by Hadi Mizban, an Iraqi photographer working for the Associated Press.