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Workers taking a break during the restoration of Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Inside Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Inside Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Inside Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Setting up a Christmas tree outside the town of Hamdaniya, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Shopfront that sells Christmas decorations in the town of Hamdaniya, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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On top of Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Workers cutting stone to restore Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Setting up a Christmas tree outside the town of Hamdaniya, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Workers taking a break during the restoration of Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Inside Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Inside Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Inside Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Setting up a Christmas tree outside the town of Hamdaniya, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Shopfront that sells Christmas decorations in the town of Hamdaniya, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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On top of Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Workers cutting stone to restore Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Setting up a Christmas tree outside the town of Hamdaniya, Mosul. Haider Husseini
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Workers taking a break during the restoration of Saint Mary Al Tahira church in Qaraqush, Mosul. Haider Husseini
Memories of Mosul: As Papal visit approaches, Iraqi Christians still worry for safety
Four years on from ISIS' brutal reign, the Christian community attempts to rebuild
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Sinan Mahmoud
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