Iraq's Sadr takes aim at LGBTQ community
Leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr made the headlines again in Iraq by announcing his opposition to homosexuality, several months into his withdrawal from the political process.
![Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gives a speech in the central holy shrine city of Najaf, Iraq, Aug. 30, 2022.](/https/www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/2022-12/GettyImages-1242814074.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=sV6eyy8z)
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