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Iraq's Sufis remember God through body piercing rituals
 
 

Iraq's Sufis remember God through body piercing rituals

Iraq's Sufis remember God through body piercing rituals

By Reuters   June 21, 2017 | 08:08 pm PT
Using knives and skewers, followers of a mystical Sufi order in southern Iraq pierce their mouths and heads as part of a religious custom.

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