11.   In Bangladesh, conservative Muslim groups have little political appeal, but Islamic preachers have pockets of influence in the villages.

12.   In the years leading up to the Palestinian uprising, or intefadeh, he made a name for himself as an Islamic preacher and spiritual leader.

13.   In Turkey, all Islamic preachers are government employees.

14.   Islamic preachers in a northern province have urged the government to thoroughly investigate alleged military atrocities and prosecute suspects, a report said Monday.

15.   Islamic extremism stems from dictatorships that oppose ideas with force, an Islamic preacher told his congregation at Friday prayers here.

16.   Islamic preachers watch the erosion of tradition anxiously.

17.   Prosecutors launched an investigation Saturday into remarks made by a wealthy Islamic preacher suspected of planning for religious unrest in Turkey.

18.   Some prominent Islamic preachers have stated that Permadi had no intention to blaspheme Islam.

19.   They intersperse songs, speeches of militant Islamic preachers, rallies, and TV footage of riots and the aftermath of suicide attacks on Israelis.

20.   Without work, dispirited university graduates are believed turning to the anti-government message of ultraconservative Islamic preachers.