Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is the spiritual leader of Iraq\u2019s Shia Muslim community, which makes up over 60% of the country\u2019s population.<\/p>\n
He is a key figure in the dialogue between Iran and Iraq\u2019s Muslim population. His influence could help minority groups throughout the country, which is why Christians celebrate his meeting with the pope. <\/p>\n
FR. ALBERT HISHAM NAOOM OMAR MOHAMMED Ali al-Sistani condemned ISIS in 2014. His position was key in bringing about the Islamic State\u2019s downfall. The moment revealed the extent of his moral influence in the Islamic world and opened the door for dialogue. <\/p>\n OMAR MOHAMMED The meeting between the pope and Ali al-Sistani is going forward as planned despite the dual threats presented by the pandemic and terrorism. It is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and last 30 minutes.<\/p>\n Their meeting will be held at the Grand Ayatollah\u2019s home, a modest residence located in the city of Najaf\u2014home to the burial site of Muhammad\u2019s son-in-law, a central figure for Shia Muslims whose tomb has become one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Muslims around the world. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Javier Romero<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" March 4, 2021. Al-Sistani spoke out against ISIS in 2014. His position was key in the Islamic State\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":14716,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/g3JHnSF-8X0","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/balisistanieng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/balisistaniint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45574"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Spokesperson, Chaldean Catholic Church
\n\u201cSome said that they will sign the document on Human Fraternity that the pope wrote with the imam of al-Azhar in Abu Dhabi. But even if they don\u2019t, and it\u2019s limited to a private meeting between them, it will be a great occasion to foster the coexistence between Christians and Muslims.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Mosul Eye
\n\u201cWe need to create a new understanding between faiths. There is no room for conflict. We saw what happened to religious minorities in Iraq, and the only way [forward] is to open the door between Islam and Christianity for a sustainable long-term dialogue.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Mosul Eye
\n\u201cA dialogue based on mutual understanding. A dialogue that aims to establish a connection between people regardless of their religion, because future struggle and challenges will be on our hands if we don't act as a united group of people that can work and live together.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n