procession
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Crowds thronged the streets of Najaf on Wednesday as the coffin of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei moved through the holy city in a procession devoted to Iraq, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
The procession coincided with the annual commemoration of Imam Hussein, the mourning month of Muharram, the holiest period of the year in Shia Islam.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
After Najaf, Khamenei's body will be flown to Karbala, about 60 kilometres north, for another procession that will culminate at the shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
The procession took place after his body lay in state for two days at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026
Inez Milholland Boissevain, a young attorney with long wavy dark hair, led the procession.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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