ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL REPORT
Gannett News Service's continuing coverage of the war in Iraq
Men
touch their heads to the earth during midday prayers at the Shrine
of Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq, on March 16. The shrine is considered
one of the holiest sites for Shiite Muslims. Men and women pray
in different areas of the mosque, divided by a curtain. Muslims
pray five times per day, always facing the direction of Mecca in
Saudi Arabia.