lynsey addario, photographer

Middle East: Iraq War

Iraqi Shiites slice their heads with a sword while celebrating the Shiite tradition for the holiday of Ashorra, during Muharram, March 2, 2004 outside the Khadamiya Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. Shortly after this photograph was taken, simultaneous explosions ripped through crowds of worshippers Tuesday at Shiite Muslim shrines in Baghdad and the city of Karbala, killing at least 143 people on the holiest day of the Shiite calendar.
Baghdad, Iraq
Iraqi Shiites slice their heads with a sword while celebrating the Shiite tradition for the holiday of Ashorra, during Muharram, March 2, 2004 outside the Khadamiya Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. Shortly after this photograph was taken, simultaneous explosions ripped through crowds of worshippers Tuesday at Shiite Muslim shrines in Baghdad and the city of Karbala, killing at least 143 people on the holiest day of the Shiite calendar.