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Two bombs go off in Damascus, fatalities reported

Introduction to Rijal Studies

The Islamic Da’wa Party and the Mobilization of Iraq’s Shi’i Comm…: Ingenta Connect

Iraq attack: Baghdad suicide car bomb blast kills 35 – BBC News

See also alJazeera

Iraq: Dozens killed in petrol station suicide attack

See also Washington Post, BBC and The New York Times.

Shiites are participating in the world’s largest pilgrimage today. Here’s how they view the world.

In the Arab world, sectarianism is real, sects are not

Many dead in suicide attack on Iraq Shia – BBC News

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Little girl prepares to have her scalp slashed open in Islamic ritual

See also Wall Street Journal (subscriber only)
The Evening Standard (UK)
Huffington Post
The Independant (UK)
[Seemingly larger amount of coverage in the Western media this year than in previous years. If others have urls of sites to be added to this list, do send them to me.-Ed.]