21.   Only a small group of Islamic scholars has protested the holding of this conference and attacked its proposed plan of action.

22.   Sayyaf, an Afghan Islamic scholar who lived in Saudi Arabia for years, is a proponent of Wahhabism, the strict version of Islam practiced in Saudi Arabia.

23.   Schenker described Abu Zant as more of a populist religious figure than an accomplished Islamic religious scholar.

24.   Some critics of the service argue that only the most senior Islamic scholars have the wisdom to dispense answers on matters of law or practice.

25.   Some Islamic scholars here questioned whether anyone will end up going to Afghanistan.

26.   Synagogues and churches invited Islamic scholars to speak at interfaith seminars.

27.   That is certainly a misunderstanding of Islam, Islamic scholars say, but it is not an uncommon one.

28.   The Taliban have proposed asking an international group of Islamic scholars to look into the case and perhaps find a way to meet the American request.

29.   Those academies first appeared decades ago to train imams, who lead Muslim prayers, and other Islamic scholars.

30.   What is happening to our famous Islamic scholars?