It typically affects rodents and primates in west and central Africa but can sometimes be transmitted to humans too. Monkeypox is a viral disease closely related to smallpox that was first identified in 1970. Is homosexuality the cause of monkeypox? In this report, IranWire tries to answer this question. Al-Sadr had also started a trending hashtag which translated as #no_to_homosexuality, and suggested Iraq hold a “national day of opposition” to homosexuality (in a country where it is already illegal). Twitter later removed the post, but his comments made waves in the Middle East, where homophobia is still rife. Sadr has millions of supporters in Iraq and elsewhere. The long statement posted by Muqtada al-Sadr, which has since been removed
