Iraq twenty years ago - the Shi'ite pilgrimage to Kerbala, in memory of the martyred Imam Hussein.
Channel: Hugh Sykes
Date: 2023-03-15

A sixth trailer for my online book War Crime, serialised @substackinc 
The 'Arbaeen' pilgrimage to Kerbala marks the 40th day after the death of the prophet Mohammed's grandson at the Battle of Kerbala in AD 680. 
The pilgrimage was mostly banned by Saddam Hussein. 
When it 're-opened' in 2003 it was attended by hundreds of thousands of Shia pilgrims from all over the middle east - especially from Iran. 
All chapters of War Crime so far are here: 
https://hughsykes.substack.com/archive