Cleric

Thousands of mourners in Islamabad attend funeral for Pakistani cleric gunned down in broad daylight

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ISLAMABAD — Thousands of mourners attended a funeral Saturday for a Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric gunned down in broad daylight on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, police and a spokesman for the cleric’s organization said. The funeral of Masoodur Rehman Usmani was held a day after unidentified gunmen shot and killed him and wounded … Read more

Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Lebanon, and makes an attempt to silence him

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BEIRUT — A Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and spiritual leaders in Lebanon and Iraq mentioned Friday that teams together with Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah try to silence voices of dissent inside the sect — together with his personal. Shiekh Yasser Auda has developed a fame on social media in recent times for his … Read more