Well, it's in a strange thread
Pulled the example from this thread, nothing more, nothing less.
You've had worse......
If I recall correctly, Sistani was in exile, and Sadr was a nobody's-heard-of little cleric with thuggish dreams in a place no-one cared about?
Point?
Or are you preparing the "well, at least they have some religious freedom now" excuse for when the draft constitution comes out next week? ;-)