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Iraq's Sadr indicates return to politics in public prayer session

Muqtada al-Sadr organized a public prayer on Friday, making a comeback to politics after months of silence.

Iraq Sadr
Supporters of Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather for Friday prayers at the Great Mosque of Kufa outside the central holy city of Najaf, on Nov. 4, 2022. — QASSEM AL-KAABI/AFP via Getty Images

Following months of silence, Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for his supporters to hold a unified Friday prayer today in Baghdad and a number of other cities.

The prayer was preceded by a speech written by Sadr himself, according to Sadrist Telegram channels, which distributed the text of the speech.

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