He remains highly suspicious of the agency's motives in reaching out to the Muslim clergy.
It was crucial that the Muslim clergy stood with the women who were raped and said they should not be shamed or shunned.
This sparked great controversy, especially among the Muslim and Christian clergy.
Muslim clergy also played a major role.
Over time, the "ulema," or Muslim clergy, became counselors, not rulers.
Members of Abkhazian Muslim clergy faced target killings in 2007 and 2010.
There was only one exception - the Sikhs viewed the Muslim clergy with suspicion.
In the novel she describes the secret lives of the Muslim clergy and spiritual leaders or pirs.
This is in reference to some Muslim clergy who had forbidden the study of modern sciences.
There are no portrayals of Muslim clergy, despite that faith's growing number of adherents.