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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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That ornery cleric was Moqtada al-Sadr, the son of Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr, a grand ayatollah assassinated almost certainly by Saddam’s order in 1999.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
While some conservative clerics still frown upon women taking part in beauty pageants, many others in the Muslim community have been supportive of Hashwi.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Local cleric Mufti Fazal had led funeral prayers at multiple locations since Friday morning.
—Muhammad Sajjad, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The novelty of clerics at Davos signals a deeper realignment.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
While some conservative clerics still frown upon women taking part in beauty pageants, many others in the Muslim community have been supportive of Hashwi.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Local cleric Mufti Fazal had led funeral prayers at multiple locations since Friday morning.
—Muhammad Sajjad, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The novelty of clerics at Davos signals a deeper realignment.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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