preacher

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The preacher pleaded ignorance, but Pyongyang was a familiar place for the Graham family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

He has appeared as a featured speaker at multiple ReAwaken stops, often sounding very much like an NAR preacher, although his connection to the movement is not explicit.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

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

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

Grandpa, who sat between Aunt Loma and Miss Love, glared hard at Brother Jones, and the preacher said, “Let us bow our heads a-gain in prayer.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns