Allawi was nominated on February 1 as a consensus candidate among Iraq's fractured political parties but has only been publicly endorsed by Sadr, who has a cult-like following across the country.
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the head of the largest Sunni group in Lebanon, resigned on October 29, meeting a key demand of the protesters.
The triple talaq was declared unconstitutional in August this year after a Bill was passed by both the houses and President gave his assent to declare it to be a law.
The festivities of Mawlid are neither prohibited nor obligatory in the Muslim law.
The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling forming a “UP Muslim Waqf board” by merging the separate Sunni and Shia Waqf…
