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Shi'ite Cleric Extends Cease-Fire with US, Iraqi Forces

Iraqi radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has extended for another six months a cease-fire between his Mahdi army militia and U.S. and Iraqi forces. Daniel Schearf reports from the northern Iraqi city of Irbil.

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Nigeria: Islamic Cleric Tells Muslims To Reject Election Results

"Nigerians queued up last Saturday to vote and followed was oppression of the people's will. This has to be rejected." Umar Aliyu said to the congregation of hundreds of Muslims, including the aggrieved presidential candidate retired Gen. Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).

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Highest Ranking Muslim Cleric in Syria Visits Armenia

In continuation of the inter-faith and inter-religious dialogues initiated by the Armenian Church, His Excellency Sheikh Ahmad Badr Ad-Din Hassoun, the Mufti of Aleppo and spiritual leader of the Muslims of the Syrian Arab Republic, traveled to Armenia last month upon the invitation of the Catholicos of All Armenians.

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