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Rob Paxton, left, a coordinator for Safe Haven, a program run by Volunteers for America and Khirya Said [cq], right, and Zahra Abdalla [cq], center, with the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center talk together about working together in the basement thrift store at the First Christian Church before the two faith groups hold a New Years Eve lunch for the needy, Falls Church, Va., Tuesday, December 31, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Despite the month's religious roots, Muharram today is "more of a cultural holiday," said Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, director of outreach at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia.. "Think of it as a new year, as a new beginning to make resolutions." (ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)
