[custom_adv] He raised a video clip circulated by Iraqi activists showing a gold-encrusted pulpit in a Shiite mosque in the capital, Baghdad. [custom_adv] Mosque officials said that the opening of the minbar coincided with the anniversary of the death of Fatima al-Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and the opening ceremony included poems explaining the reason for resorting to making a minbar from gold. [custom_adv] Activists circulated on social media in Iraq a video clip showing the unveiling of a pulpit encrusted with gold and precious stones in a large ceremony attended by Basem al-Karbalai, "the most famous Shiite singer" (singer), and the preacher Ali al-Talqani; [custom_adv] This is in the Hussainiyya "Zahraa Palace" in the city of Kadhimiya (north of Baghdad), according to what the manufacturer of the platform published on its Facebook page.