Shia clerics call for more money while Iranians protest poverty 1/14/2018 10:18:54 PM Demonstrators turned out in several large Iranian cities, including Rasht Baghdad Post, January 14, 2018  -  Tehran’s Friday prayer leader has demanded more money from the government for Shia seminaries in Iran, while many believe boosting allocations to religious foundations in Iran's President Rouhani’s newly proposed budget was one of the factors that triggered recent widespread protests in the country. “The budget allocated to the cultural sector is not significant. If we are going to promote and spread religion [Shiism], we should earmark an appropriate budget for the Shia seminaries and cultural centers”, mid-ranking clergy, Kazem Sadighi said. Tehran’s Friday prayer Leader has demanded a larger bulk of Iran’s budget for the seminaries at a time that conservative opponents of Rouhani have blamed him for “mischievously” publicizing the details concerning go...