Sistani and Tahrir Square: Pressure Increases on the Iraqi Government to Enact Real Reforms
Since the start of the protests on 1st October 2019, Iraq’s highest ranking Shi’a cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has become increasingly critical of the Iraqi Government, siding mostly with the Iraqi protesters. The majority of the 89-year-old Marja’s (Shi’a religious leader) statements ...



