mufti

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On Wednesday he met with Tunisia's chief rabbi, chief Christian archbishop and Muslim mufti, saying that receiving clerics sent a "historical message" of coexistence and tolerance.

From Reuters • May 17, 2023

Six years into the war, Mr. Putin turned the chief mufti of Chechnya to betray the rebel cause.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022

When Italian bombers attacked Haifa and Tel Aviv, the former grand mufti of Jerusalem sent his congratulations to Mussolini.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2021

The daily An-Nahar said the assailants in Tripoli were angered because the Sunni mufti, al-Shaar, had called the powerful Shiite parliament speaker and head of Amal, Nabih Berri, to apologize for the video.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2019

My father shooed me into the other room as this mufti and the elders crowded into our little house, but I heard every word.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai