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Choudary had been at the heart of the al-Muhajiroun organisation since its founding in the late 1990s by a radical Islamist preacher who was later jailed for life in Lebanon.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

A member of Harvard’s first graduating class in 1642, Downing initially served as a preacher aboard a Caribbean trading vessel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Islam is the state religion but the constitution guarantees freedom of worship, subject to approval by the authorities for the place of worship and the preacher.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Gore went on to earn fewer than half of Jackson’s primary votes, placing third behind that preacher and eventual frontrunner Michael Dukakis.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

“God sure better get to work if He’s got in mind to make a preacher out of Will Tweedy.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns