The Kadhim Commemoration
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Pilgrims mark the death of 8th century Shi'ite Imam Moussa al-Kadhim.
- He was the seventh of 12 revered imams in Shi'ite Islam.
- Each year up to one million pilgrims walk to a shrine in Kadhimiyah, Baghdad, where he is believed to be buried.
- In 2010 attacks across Baghdad during the commemoration killed dozens.
- In 2005 rumors of a suicide bomber sparked a stampede that left 1,000 pilgrims dead.