Jane Arraf, The New York Times
Published: 21 Feb 2021 10:11 AM BdST
Updated: 21 Feb 2021 10:11 AM BdST Basheer Abdullah and his children at the shrine to the prophet Joshua in Baghdad on Jan 29, 2021. No one knows for certain if Joshua, the Old Testament prophet, actually lived or where he might be buried, but for over 1,000 years, the sick and faithful have visited a Baghdad tomb said to be his. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)
Down the road from the railway yard where plastic trash piles up against rusting freight cars, the angels arrive every evening to stand watch over the tomb of Joshua. A servant of the shrine, Um Junayd, said she sees them.
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