GrandAyatollahAlialSistaniisoneofthemostinfluentialfiguresinShiiteIslam, bothwithinIraqandbeyond, andthey'remeetingsent a powerfulsignalforreligiouscoexistencein a countrytornapartbyviolence.
ThepopetoldChristian, MuslimandYazidileadersthatviolenceinthenameofGodwasthegreatestblasphemywithinsightlaytheremnantsof a 4000 yearoldtempleandpalacecomplex.