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  "path": "/2026/04/01/shiite-grief-over-attacks-on-irans-sacred-cities-has-deep-historical-roots/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T18:35:55.000Z",
  "site": "https://religionnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "Doctrine & Practice",
    "Faiths",
    "Islam",
    "Opinion",
    "Religion Hub",
    "World",
    "Ayatollah Ali Khamenei",
    "Eid",
    "Iran",
    "Shah Mosque",
    "Shiite",
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  "textContent": "(The Conversation) — In Shiite Islam, grief is not only personal but collective − expressed through rituals, pilgrimage and devotion to saints.",
  "title": "Shiite grief over attacks on Iran’s sacred cities has deep historical roots"
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