 Complete the following phrase:  For years, Iranian pilgrims had tried to stage demonstrations called Distancing Ourselves from Mushrikīn برائت از مشرکين in the Muslim holy city of Mecca during the hajj. Anti shah, anti-Israel and anti-American propaganda during the Hajj had been begun to spread by followers of Khomeini since around 1971. These demonstrations had their origins in 1971, when Ruhollah Khomeini instructed his Shiite followers to distribute political messages when performing their pilgrimage. Even though a few Iranians were arrested for this act, the Saudi officials were generally apathetic, as they did not view these political messages to be a threat to the Saudi royalty. After the 