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A Shi'ite demonstration in a Muslim area of central Beirut, Lebanon, 1979. The protestors are carrying portraits of Shi'ah religious leader Musa al-Sadr and Iranian politician Ruhollah Khomeini. (Photo by John Bulmer/Popperfoto via Getty Images)

A Shi'ite demonstration in a Muslim area of central Beirut, Lebanon, 1979. The protestors are carrying portraits of Shi'ah religious leader Musa al-Sadr and Iranian politician Ruhollah Khomeini. (Photo by John Bulmer/Popperfoto via Getty Images)