clerics
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Iran will likely leverage that sympathy over the coming months to try to deepen its influence in Iraq through stronger ties with tribal leaders, clerics and political figures, Jiyad said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Many senior Shia clerics have studied, taught or lived there, including Khamenei's predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Even followers of other prominent Shia clerics, such as Iraq’s own Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, were outraged by Khamenei’s killing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Abdulkadir is based in Kusfa, the religious centre of Zaria city where the area's many clerics are known to offer prayers for those who ask - a common custom in northern Nigeria.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The clerics were recruited by the prison service, whose one edict was that they must preach exclusively on religious matters.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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