Sentence examples for or decrees from inspiring English sources

They have also read to the jury one of his fatwas, or decrees, in its 52-page entirety.

Last week, the prosecution read aloud one of his long-winded fatwas, or decrees, denouncing the American military presence in Saudi Arabia.

From his base in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, the 75-year-old sheik has issued Islamic fatwas, or decrees, on issues like the need for Muslims to boycott McDonald's restaurants, and on husbands' right to beat their wives as long as they do not draw blood.

In a surprise move, Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who was instrumental in securing a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, issued a series of measures preventing Egypt's courts from challenging any laws or decrees passed since he assumed office in June.

While some of the associated qualities are directly or causally linked, many of them are arbitrary perhaps assigned in light of long forgotten events or decrees.

This council set forth 14 canons, or decrees, which dealt with a number of subjects, including doctrinal concerns, financial affairs, and the duties of the clergy.

So by default or decree, Ward has once again been handed the ball.

The final straw, he said, came when Etilaf began circulating a proposed fatwa, or decree, to bar women from driving.

New York has a long history of welcoming royals in exile, whether by choice or decree, to stay or simply to see the sights.

But even great libraries, those of schools and cities, have come to ruin, destroyed by fire, war, or decree: Alexandria's famous library, Dresden's in 1945, others.

Days after the fire, the local branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council, or M.U.I., an influential group of Muslim clerics, issued a fatwa, or decree, against Mr. Muluk, saying his teachings "tarnished" Islam.