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Ali: Great American, Great Muslim I —The Champ’s Secret Diplomacy
27 Nov 2025 19:40 GMT
… agreed to appear alongside American Muslim leaders and scholars, including myself … reflected his religion of Islam. He was Muslim in his refusing to … , “An Appeal by an Islamic scholar to Grand Ayatollah Khamene’i of Iran …
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World AFP 'Sayyid says': Influential Shiite cleric's supporters boycott Iraq vote
11 Nov 2025 15:34 GMT
When Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr gives an order, … among Iraq's majority Shiite population.
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At … over a dispute with rival Shiite parties that culminated in … He is the son of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Sadek Sadr, whom former …
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Senior Iranian cleric calls for rain prayers as water crisis deepens
13 Nov 2025 18:07 GMT
Grand Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli, a Shi… ethics session on Wednesday that Islamic tradition recommends the so-called …
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Papal travels reflect changing Catholic diplomacy
28 Nov 2025 16:26 GMT
… first foreign visit to Muslim-majority Turkey, using information … went more often to Muslim countries, which accounted for … he mainly went to Muslim countries with a marginalised … visit Iraq, meeting top Shiite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani.
In 12 …
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The Sadr gambit: Iraq's most powerful cleric plays the long game
06 Nov 2025 21:54 GMT
… 2022, when powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered the … is the youngest son of Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr, one … followers who saw the elder cleric as a martyr to the … visit to the home of Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani in Najaf …
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The Muslim 500: The world’s most influential Muslims announced — 2026 edition
04 Nov 2025 02:40 GMT
… life across the global Muslim community.
Normally, the … Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, also ranks the 500 most influential Muslims … impact on the Muslim world or Muslims. Note that the … Grand Ayatollah Hajj Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic …
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EditorialWhat Pope Leo's visit to Turkey and Lebanon means for the Middle East
28 Nov 2025 05:57 GMT
… Church in May are to Muslim-majority Turkey and the Levant … continuing the outreach to the Muslim and Arab world undertaken by … Mosul and his meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani – not only … not only engaged with local Muslims and Christians, he also met …
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Anwar makes top 10 in 2025 world’s most influential Muslims ranking
30 Oct 2025 03:58 GMT
… 2025 edition of The Muslim 500.
The annual publication … recognises global Muslim figures who have made … Sheikh Tamim, Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, Jordan’ … moral discourse in the Muslim world.
Other regional figures …
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The Shadow of Terror: Zohran Mamdani’s Radical Islam Problem
23 Oct 2025 09:33 GMT
… is their marja’a taqleed [Grand Ayatollah].
This is Mamdani’s religious … fifth school of Islamic jurisprudence. In April 1960, Muslim Brotherhood member Sheikh … at the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge, alongside radical cleric Sheikh Muhammad …
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Will There Be a Joint Catholic–Muslim Document on AI?
01 Oct 2025 20:09 GMT
… Islam: By adopting and applying the Document’s principles, the Muslim … polarization. It calls on Muslim scholars and religious leaders … between Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Al-Sistani … on Human Fraternity. The Muslim world, in particular, holds …