1.   His grandfather was a Muslim cleric.

2.   EGYPT yesterday ordered the retrial of a radical Muslim cleric whose followers have been charged in the World Trade Centre bombing.

3.   An opera about a strong-minded wife of the prophet Muhammad has been canceled in the Netherlands after the Moroccan cast and composer were pressured into withdrawing by Muslim clerics.

4.   And many Muslim clerics over the centuries have written opinions strongly recommending beard-growing or even calling it an Islamic duty.

5.   And Palestinian police on Sunday arrested a prominent Muslim cleric, Sheik Hamed Bitawi, after he spoke out against the accord on television.

6.   And the mullah himself, sometimes a miserly bumbler and sometimes a clever rascal, satirizes Muslim clerics better than anyone.

7.   As death threats cascaded from Muslim clerics in Bangladesh, Miss Nasrin issued a statement saying that she had been misquoted, a claim denied by The Statesman.

8.   At his trial, Nouri will face the most serious charges leveled against any Muslim cleric since the Islamic takeover.

9.   At the end came three Muslim clerics.

10.   A Jewish rabbi and Muslim cleric also offered words of comfort and prayer at the service, which was broadcast live.