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Although a group of Iraqi politicians who had been hand-picked by Bremer had approved the plan, Anthony knew that the ultimate arbiter of whether most Shiites would go along with the caucuses was not Bremer's council but Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani,...
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Iraq’s most prominent Shiite cleric has urged politicians to make concessions to solve the country’s ongoing political crisis, an aide to the leader said on Friday. Ahmed Al Safi, who often speaks for Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani, said that the cleric...
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country has expressed fears about the Shiite-Sunni Muslim unrest in Bahrain, is surrounded by security as he arrives in the Shiite shrine in the city of Najaf on March 29, 2011, for talks with Grand Ayatollah... View Photo »
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Ahmed al-Safi, who often speaks for Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said that the cleric believed that Iraq's leaders are taking the country "into the unknown." "Politicians must work fast and make concessions to solve the crisis," al-Safi told...
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Ahmed al-Safi, who often speaks for Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said that the cleric believed that Iraq's leaders are taking the country "into the unknown." "Politicians must work fast and make concessions to solve the crisis," al-Safi told...
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(AP) â An aide to Iraq's most prominent Shiite cleric says the leader is urging politicians to make concessions to solve the country's ongoing political crisis. Ahmed al-Safi, who often speaks for Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, says that the cleric...
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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with a Turkish worker, on his way to meet Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad March 29, 2011. View Photo »
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How Gingrich would find a Shiite equivalent of the pope who shares his enthusiasm for the downfall of the Islamic Republic went unsaid. (The Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who was born in Iran, has made no such John Paul-esque statements.)...
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The twin crises have raised fears of a reprise of a conflict five years ago when heavily armed Shiite and Sunni militias battled each other and brought the nation to the brink of civil war. The growing tensions prompted Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani,...
About Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani Arabic: السيد علي الحسيني السيستاني, Persian: سید علی حسینی سیستانی;. Born approximately August 4, 1930) is an Iranian born Grand Ayatollah, and Twelver Shi'a marja residing in Iraq since 1951. He is currently the preeminent Shi'a cleric in Iraq as well as an important political figure in... Full Article
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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with a Turkish worker, on his way to meet Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad March 29, 2011.
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Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with a Turkish worker, on his way to meet Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad March 29, 2011.
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