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Shiite grief songs rise in post Saddam Iraq
In Baghdad, Bassem al Karbalai sings of Shiite pain amid sectarian violence as songs born from Husseiniyat reflect ongoing oppression by Sunnis. Recorded in Kuwait, the ballads lament the Shiite shrine bombing of February 22 and echo centuries of grievance, shaping a fragile cultural response.
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