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Arbaeen Walk

Arbaeen Walk

By: Amy Claire Nelson
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Summary

The Arbaeen Walk podcast is a collection of personal narratives from pilgrims who walked to Karbala, Iraq during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. These accounts of the annual Arbaeen commemoration span significant political moments in history and underscore the vital revolutionary message of Imam Husayn's movement.© 2024 Arbaeen Walk Islam Spirituality
Episodes
  • The Baath Years: Episode 1
    Sep 28 2021

    Munther Khalil Mahbooba was active with the hawza in Najaf for many years before the secret police assigned him and his friends "black files" for their various religious and political activities. In 1977 the Baath Party grew angry with the population's refusal to obey their warnings not to walk to Karbala for the annual Arbaeen commemoration. So they decided to try a different tactic.

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