cleric
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Hamawy has said he condemns Abdel-Rahman’s violent rhetoric and actions and that he had no contact with the cleric after his arrest.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
The powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who at times has been critical of Iran’s role in Iraqi politics, called on his Shia countrymen to participate in the funeral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
On Tuesday, his body will be moved to Qom, to the south of Tehran, where a senior Shia cleric will lead funeral prayers at Jamkaran, one of Iran's most prominent and symbolic religious sites.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The killing of Larijani, who despite not being a cleric was a pillar of the system for decades, was likely the biggest loss to the Islamic republic after the death of Ali Khamenei.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Finally, in 1543, a quite different hypothesis to explain the apparent motion of the planets was published by a Polish Catholic cleric named Nicholas Copernicus.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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