clerics
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The scene, which Günes said last took place two months ago, is a snapshot not from a stern theocracy ruled by capricious clerics, but from the capital of Europe’s largest economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Many senior Shia clerics have studied, taught or lived there, including Khamenei's predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
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
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
And since Las Casas historians, clerics, and political activists have debated whether Europeans and their descendants in the Americas are morally culpable for the enormous Indian losses.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
