81. The monarchy, aided by senior clerics, is trying to rein in prayer leaders and Islamic scholars to avoid handing critics abroad more ammunition. 82. The son of a respected Pashtun cleric and Islamic scholar, Muttawakil was orphaned when his father was killed during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. 83. The Taliban, a militia led by Islamic seminarians, however, says ulema is defined as Islamic scholars. 84. The terror attacks in New York and Washington have lent new urgency to a debate among Islamic scholars about whether their religion sanctions suicide bombings. 85. Their interpretation has been questioned by Islamic scholars in other Muslim countries and Islamic institutions. 86. Their interpretation has often run contrary to other Muslim countries and Islamic scholars. 87. They set aside hundreds of council seats for women, refugees and academics, but only six for Islamic scholars. 88. Those days, therewere teachers and Islamic scholars behind its struggle. 89. With prayer beads in hands, the devotees sat under a huge tarpaulin canopy and listened to religious sermons delivered by Islamic scholars. 90. He said that MILF chairman Salamat Hashim, an Islamic scholar educated in Egypt, is likely to head the five-member rebel negotiating panel. |