Iraqis look to reluctant ayatollah to take more active political role
04 December 2019 - 09:35
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has been here before.
Fifteen years ago, after the US-led invasion of Iraq had toppled the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, the country’s most senior cleric helped guide his people towards a system of representative government...
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