By Mustafa Field OBE
Column
Pope Francis speaks to Abdullah Kurdi, left, father of Alan Kurdi, a 3-year old Syrian boy who s image made headlines after he drowned in the Mediterranean Sea and drew global attention to Europe s refugee crisis. (Vatican Media via AP) The Pope s first visit to Iraq is the seminal moment of peace for global interfaith Saturday marked a momentous occasion as Pope Francis visited Iraq for the first time to meet with the country’s most influential Muslim Shia leader, Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani. In defiance to extremists that once took hold of Christian-Iraqi settlements, targeting and killing innocent communities, the two global faith leaders will pledge interfaith solidarity to ensure a brighter more united future.