Sentence examples for young cleric from inspiring English sources

But followers of Moktada al-Sadr, a militant young cleric who would like to model Iraq on the clerical rule next door in Iran, said he would not be deterred and was a viable alternative.

One of them, a young cleric, said that they did not need Zarqawi's help.

The young cleric excuses himself: it is time for Friday prayers.

On September 3rd, Muqtada al-Sadr, a radical young cleric, posted 300 militiamen outside his Najaf home.

Such an attack would carry the risk of killing the young cleric, and that would be a disaster.

Maliki's people and the conservative Shia Islamists, led by the young cleric Aamar Hakim, have consulted only with Iran.

MOKTADA AL-SADR, a radical young Shiite cleric, in calling on his followers to rise up against the Americans.

In nearby Swat Valley, a young firebrand cleric, Maulana Fazlullah, denounced the polio campaign through a local FM radio station.

Meanwhile, Muqtadā al-Ṣadr, a young militant cleric, waged a fierce guerrilla battle against U.S. and Iraqi forces in Al-Najaf.

It would be folly, Qadhi said, to think that a young American cleric could solve the theological puzzles that have invited centuries of debate.

Part of the deal leading to the release of Moore involved the handing over of the young Shia cleric Qais al-Khazali, a leading figure in the Righteous League.