1.   Al-Nachas was released from prison in February after serving for a year for delivering political sermons in mosques, the group said.

2.   His wife, Dr. Azizah Ismail, stares up at him adoringly during his hourlong political sermons.

3.   Invited to preach, Aristide offered fiery political sermons and outraged the Vatican with his impassioned calls for Haitians to overthrow their dictators, violently if need be.

4.   Israel believes fiery and sometimes televised political sermons by mosque preachers encourages young Palestinians to launch attacks.

5.   A new wave of unrest erupted this year after the authorities banned political sermons in Shiite mosques.