Religion_Belief

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Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr crowd a street as they attend open air Friday prayers in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr crowd a street as they attend open air Friday prayers in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS JAN. 11-12 - This Dec. 23, 2013 photo shows a detail from the book "Little Reader 3 steps-Towards Reading Quran" by Hanadi Rashad at the Journal studio in Winston-Salem, N.C. Rashad has developed a series of videos and a self published book to help teach young children Arabic so they can better understand the Quran. (AP Photo/Winston-Salem Journal, Bruce Chapman)

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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS JAN. 11-12 - This Dec. 23, 2013 photo shows a detail from the book "Little Reader 3 steps-Towards Reading Quran" by Hanadi Rashad at the Journal studio in Winston-Salem, N.C. Rashad has developed a series of videos and a self published book to help teach young children Arabic so they can better understand the Quran. (AP Photo/Winston-Salem Journal, Bruce Chapman)

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Christian pilgrims from around the world climb a small mountain near the Jordan River baptism site to take photos with a giant wooden cross, in South Shuna, Jordan Valley, Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. Thousands of pilgrims flock to the annual ceremony from both Jordanian and Israeli sides for the blessing of the waters at the baptism site where it is believed Jesus Christ was baptized. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)