31.   Delegates were not specific about issues in which progress might contradict Islamic law, but in the past debates over cloning and organ transplants have divided Muslim scholars.

32.   Currently a small mosque occupies the far edge of the site, where a revered Muslim scholar known as Shabeldin, is buried.

33.   Currently the small mosque sits on the far edge of the site, where a revered Muslim scholar known as Shabeldin, is buried.

34.   During the festival, many people sat inside huge open tents listening to Muslim scholars explain various aspects of Islam and explaining how to be a good Muslim.

35.   El-Qemni also is accused of ridiculing conservative Muslim scholars.

36.   He took office with unrivaled respect as a Muslim scholar who promoted religious and ethnic tolerance.

37.   Her pursuit of the title has sparked debate by newspapers and among Muslim scholars already arguing whether women can be judges or hold top government jobs.

38.   Hopes that the respected Muslim scholar would entrench democracy and end civil unrest, human rights abuses, and rampant graft have been largely unfulfilled.

39.   However, Muslim scholars disagree on what the law encompasses and how it should be enforced.

40.   Initially, the nearly blind Muslim scholar enjoyed wide support amid hopes that he would deliver economic and democratic reforms.