Shia Clerics in Iraq Haven’t Lost Their Authority

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Shia Clerics in Iraq Haven’t Lost Their Authority

October 01, 2023

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Tags: iraq, Shia

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Marsin Alshamary is an assistant professor at Boston University and a nonresident fellow at Brookings Institution.

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