Tag Archives: Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani

What is going on in Iraq and what is the ultimate solution? While different analysts propose different solutions to the turmoil in Iraq, what is the best solution? Sayyid Hashim al-Haidari explains it for...

Iraq's top cleric has said that violence and chaos will only hinder true reforms as demanded by ongoing anti-corruption and economic protesters in Iraq, calling on demonstrators to...

What follows is a translation of the first, and part of the second, introductory discussions in the transcribed notes of al-Sayyid ʿAlī al-Ḥusaynī al-Sīstānī’s (b. 1930) advanced lectures on...

Iraq's top cleric has warned that enemies of Iraq and affiliated groups in the country are plotting to create internal strife and bring the country back to the "era of dictatorship", an apparent reference to the...

Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has called on legislators to promptly introduce a fair electoral law that would restore people's faith in elections in the wake of...

The office of the Supreme Religious Authority in Najaf Ashraf issued a statement about his meeting with the special representative of the Secretary-General for...

Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Sistani on Friday urged the politicians in Iraq have a chance to implement reforms, but warned against exploiting the protests by foreign and...

Iraq’s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has urged the end of bloodshed in the Arab country, warning of a civil war and chaos after dozens of deaths during the recent wave of....

Iraq's top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has called on protesters and security forces to keep anti-government demonstrations peaceful, amid reports of numerous casualties in...

Iraq’s most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has called on the Baghdad government to launch a thorough investigation into the wave of violence during recent protests against corruption, staggering youth unemployment and...