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Iraq - Baghdad - Reporter

In front of the Kadhimain Tomb / Mosque in Baghdad. I was told that, since Saddam's removal from power, the borders and thus sacred shrines of Iraq had been re-opened to visitors and the devout from Iran, banned for years from visiting sites they held holy, such as this one.

 

In this photo I'm actually speaking with a western woman dressed in a traditional outfit. Lois Raimondo is a photojournalist and was on assignment in Iraq for the Smithsonian Magazine, preparing a feature story: Baghdad Beyond the Headlines.

 

This photo was taken by the Japanese traveller I befriended in Jordan and visited Iraq with. He later emailed me the file.

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Uploaded on April 29, 2005
Taken on October 14, 2003