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IRAQ: Baghdad mosque breaks with Islamic tradition to display religious paintings
May 24, 2010 | 5:11 pm
The Zulfiqar Mosque's minaret rises over Sadr City, curving at the top into the shape of the double-tipped sword from which it takes its name, the sword of Imam Ali.
But its unusual minaret is not all that distinguishes the mosque in this Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad. Inside, worshipers gaze up at something that was illegal under Saddam Hussein's rule and even now could put the mosque at risk: paintings.
IRAQ: Baghdad mosque breaks with Islamic tradition to display religious paintings | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times
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