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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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In recent weeks, a popular Islamic cleric based in Texas, Omar Suleiman, addressed the encampment via video and the religious leader at the Islamic Center of Detroit, Imam Imran Salha, spoke at the encampment, reported the Michigan Daily.
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
Officials then brought in local scholars and clerics, including some who had been in the angry crowd.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
Officials then brought in local scholars and clerics, including some who had been in the angry crowd.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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