mufti
Example Sentences
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That unease perhaps began with Al-Husseini, the World War II-era grand mufti of Jerusalem and Palestinian Arab nationalist, an enthusiastic Nazi supporter who helped recruit Bosnian Muslims to their side, and whose antisemitism was well-documented.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023
In a move widely seen as conciliatory, he made a historic trip to predominantly Muslim Turkey later that year and prayed in Istanbul's Blue Mosque with the city's grand mufti.
From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2022
He’s grouchy and dyspeptic in his costume, and mopey and floppy in his Bruce Wayne mufti.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 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
Eventually the mufti backed down and the men left.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
