clerics

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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 ruling clerics on Sunday named his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the new supreme leader.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

There’s this assembly of experts, 88 senior Shiite clerics who have elected themselves, but they choose who the supreme leader is, right?

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

That the clerics chose to look the other way and install Khamenei’s son suggests two things, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

We are high-ranking clerics, elite intellectuals, just like you.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann