Lambeth Palace rescinds cleric’s interfaith award due to praise for bin Laden

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s office has rescinded an interfaith award previously granted to a Muslim cleric after past statements, where he expressed admiration for Osama bin Laden, resurfaced. Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi was awarded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation at Lambeth Palace during a ceremony timed with the 25th […]
Call for the US to impose sanctions on Iranian clerics advocating for Trump’s assassination

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has released a report calling for the U.S. government to impose sanctions on Iranian clerics and regime bodies. In this context, a fatwa has been issued, labeling individuals who oppose the regime as enemies of God—an interpretation that corresponds to severe penalties under Iran’s penal code. The report emphasizes the […]
Leading Iranian Clerics Release Religious Declarations Condemning Trump and Netanyahu

Iranian Clergy Issues Religious Orders Targeting Trump and Netanyahu In a recent development, Shia Muslim clergy in Iran have issued religious edicts targeting President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Grand Ayatollah Nasar Makarem Shiraj referred to them as “warlords,” implying a call to arms against them, characterizing such figures as “Mohaleb,” or […]
NYC Muslim clerics call for ‘annihilation’ of Israel

A Brooklyn Muslim cleric who once worked with New York City Mayor Eric Adams on a campaign to end hate is now spreading hatred by calling for the annihilation of Israel, The Washington Post has learned. Meanwhile, one of his colleagues at a Bronx mosque began blasting Christians as “Zionist Hollywood” and accusing them of […]