I just read that Saddam City, the poor slum of Baghdad, has been renamed Sadr City, presumably after the late Ayatollah Muhammad-Sadiq Sadr. (There are two Ayatollah Sadrs, so I'm not 100% sure.) This may or may not show that the Sadriyun have broad appeal.
Tuesday, April 15, 2003
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- Name: Brian Ulrich
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