To Karbala They Traveled, by Foot, Donkey, S.U.V. and Helicopter
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Millions of Shiites are making a pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq, this weekend, despite the threat of snipers and suicide bombers.
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It costs just over $2 a day to feed a donkey, and 20 times that to fill a gas tank. With more and more young entrepreneurs in cash-strapped Gaza doing the math, donkey carts are everywhere. They carry old tires, fresh strawberries, giggling children and the occasional missile parts for militants.
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Some laud moves with the two nations. Others are suspicious.
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MINA, Saudi Arabia  - Muslim pilgrims threw pebbles at a stone wall outside Mecca, shaved their heads and bought sacrificial animals on Wednesday, the third day of the annual haj pilgrimage to the Mecca area.
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In 30 sorties on Monday, U.S. helicopters delivered more than 60,000 pounds of water, medical supplies and food.
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Naser Abdul-Ameer watched his four sons kick a soccer ball around the popular al-Zahra park in Baghdad's predominantly Sunni Arab western Karkh area. It's a trip they make weekly. A year ago it was unimaginable.
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KERBALA, Iraq  - More than a million Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims poured into Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday, defying sectarian attacks that have killed about 200 people in two days of bloodshed.
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KERBALA, Iraq  - A major Shi'ite ritual ended peacefully in the southern city of Kerbala on Saturday after Iraqi forces imposed tight security around 2.5 million pilgrims, but attacks in the north killed nine worshippers.
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A temporary Wi-Fi mesh netowrk is enabling pilgrims to Mecca to stay in touch.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - About 150 Palestinian pilgrims returning from Mecca entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after a border-crossing dispute left about 2,000 of them stranded in Egypt for days, witnesses said.
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A little travel has gone a long way toward changing perceptions in Gaza.
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KERBALA, Iraq  - Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims fled Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday after a day of fierce gunbattles near two of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines killed 52 people during an annual religious rite.
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They arrived in New York City by airplane, chartered bus and by cab. They will hear from Arnold, Rudy and Liddy. They will party in restaurants, arenas and even the zoo.
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KERBALA, Iraq  - Thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims defied bombers and gunmen to flock to the holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday, the day after scores were killed in a string of attacks.
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A delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders flew out of Baghdad on U.S. military helicopters Tuesday, heading for Najaf in a bid to end a bloody Shi'ite uprising, delegates said.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - "Move along, pilgrim, move along," say the Saudi policemen, trying to clear a path for ambulances or cleaning squads during the world's biggest gathering that is the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca.
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Chicago Tribune - Software salesman Shadab Aziz of Houston was preparing recently to catch the first flight on his long journey to Saudi Arabia for the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca expected at least once in a lifetime of all able Muslims. But his mind was partly on what could happen when he returned to the United States.