Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

May 15, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2007/05/14/shiite_cleric_gains_sway_across_border/

Iraqi Shi'ite Cleric Gains Sway in Iran

[Boston Globe] Anne Barnard - In Tehran's storied central bazaar, an increasing number of merchants are sending their religious donations to Iraq's most senior Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, rather than to clerics closer to Iran's state power structure. Jawad al-Ghaie, 48, said Sistani holds more spiritual sway because of his lifelong commitment to quietism. That is the school of thought that says Shi'ite leaders should stay out of government.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: