1.  A Muslim official was reported to have said later they had worked out an arrangement with the Croats and would take part.

2.  After several hours, police and Muslim religious officials, according to Israeli reports, reached a deal that allowed the Palestinians to leave the mosque without being arrested.

3.  But all the activity has apparently awakened the wrath of militant Muslims in the area, as well as the resistance of local Muslim officials, Catholic leaders contend.

4.  He recently named a Muslim religious official, a mufti, to oversee the holy sites as a rival to a mufti chosen by King Hussein of Jordan.

5.  Muslim officials argue that giving Brcko to the Serbs rewards ethnic cleansing.

6.  Muslim officials say Bush was the first president since Dwight Eisenhower to visit a mosque.

7.  Muslim officials were insistent on the need for a strict definition of terrorism.

8.  Muslim officials have said they will not be able to control the reactions of people if the Serbs get Brcko.

9.  Muslim officials criticized the decision by the international arbiter, saying Bosnian Serbs should not be granted continued control over an area they gained through brutality.

10.  Overturning the ban would make it easier for German Muslims to observe the Id al-Adha holiday next month, when families sacrifice animals, Muslim officials said.