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Basra's Back in Business

Street vendor Mustafa Abdalsada enjoys a close shave
Abbie Trayler-Smith/Panos for TIME

Cutthroat Business
Barber Sameer Abdalhadi risked reprisals from Shi'ite militias for the "un-Muslim" practice of shaving customers' beards. Since the militias have dispersed, he works without fear. Here, street vendor Mustafa Abdalsada enjoys a close shave.

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