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

Henceforth, Iranian clerics wouldn’t merely press for a state and society governed by Shariah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In Iran, where the supreme leader was killed just a few days ago, clerics gathered to elect his replacement.

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

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