In it most of the tweets condemn the prince for giving in to the west, a position stated even by highly respected religious clerics.
And to their credit, there are respected Muslim clerics and scholars not just here in the United States but around the world who push back on this twisted interpretation of their faith.
Its most-respected clerics, to whom most Iraqi Shiites owe obedience, tacitly condone the U.S.-led occupation.
Its candidates, among them respected professionals as well as Shia clerics, concentrate on broader social issues such as unemployment, poor government services and corruption.
But they generally respected the age-old Shiite doctrine that clerics should keep their distance from politics.
Some administration officials said Mr. Bremer was relieved at the prospect that the United Nations might be able to improve communications with the ayatollah and his fellow Shiites, who respect him above all other clerics.
As a "marja," one of the highest-ranking Shiite theologians, he had the respect of the clerics of Qum, even if they disagreed with his politics.
We will consult on a new power to order closure of a place of worship which is used as a centre for fomenting extremism and will consult with Muslim leaders in respect of those clerics who are not British citizens, to draw up a list of those not suitable to preach who will be excluded from Britain.
The French interior minister, Dominique de Villepin, said yesterday that the country must urgently begin training Muslim clerics in a moderate Islam that respects human rights and the republican code.
Meanwhile, the Fars news agency, which is affiliated to the elite Revolutionary Guards, published a series of interviews with some leading clerics who called on people to respect the Guardian Council's decision.
