Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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From Osama bin Laden to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, how do we reconcile our hatred of terrorist acts with the human need for a respectful burial?

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thedailybeast.com/the-morgue-that-handles-bodies-no-one-else-wantseven-the-boston-bomber

npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/05/11/183118085/emotions-run-high-after-boston-bombing-suspects-burial

independent.co.uk/news/people/osama-bin-laden-us-navy-seal-kept-unauthorised-image-of-al-qaeda-leaders-corpse-a6823156.html

al-islam.org/islamic-laws-ayatullah-ali-al-husayni-al-sistani/taharat#rules-about-burial-dead-body

nytimes.com/live/boston-marathon-bombing-trial/a-burial-for-mr-tsarnaevs-brother

theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/tamerlan-tsarnaev-gravesite/315390

huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/14/tamerlan-tsarnaev-virginia-grave_n_3271345.html

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/11/boston-marathon-explosions-tamerlan-tsarnaev