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Latmiya: Inside the Ashura rituals shaping Iran’s wartime narrative

· By Middleeasteye
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In darkened halls across Iran, hundreds of men dressed in black beat their chests in unison as religious eulogists chant rhythmic laments of martyrdom, sacrifice and war.

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