NAJAF: Every year, Maher al-Rubaye would marvel at the gold-leaf walls of Iraq’s Imam Ali mausoleum. He still visits the shrine today — through a screen from his living room.

ONLINE WORSHIP Some shrines have developed new ways for the faithful to experience centuries-old traditions — by viewing them online instead of visiting them that can trigger outbreak of the fatal coronavirus. AFP PHOTO

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