A collection of stories tagged 'cleric' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:38:47 EST The conservative Islamic kingdom of Saudi Arabia is hardly a place to hear about up-and-coming rock bands, let alone an all-female one. The AccoLade has gained an international following via Facebook and MySpace. The band talks about attracting attention from religious clerics, as well as the way creating a somewhat anonymous identity online lets the band thrive in a strict society. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/60724 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98138992&ft=1&f=1039 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:55:00 EST Thousands of Iraqis gathered at a central square in Baghdad Friday to demonstrate against a security agreement that would keep American forces in Iraq for another three years. The protesters are supporters of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who opposes the accord. Iraqi lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the agreement Monday. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/59421 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97295930&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST Street life in the neighborhoods is picking up, with vendors, hawkers and street games of table soccer resurfacing. Residents of Sadr City credit the area's radical Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr for the quiet in their impoverished neighborhood. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54806 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93892873&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:01:00 EDT In southern Iraq, Iraqi security forces have launched a fresh campaign against Shiite militias loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The troops met no resistance as they entered the city of Amara, a hub for smugglers bringing weapons in from Iran. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51300 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91724072&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT Supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr staged a big march in Baghdad on Friday to voice their opposition to any long-term military agreement between Iraq and the United States. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/50152 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90981441&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 30 May 2008 08:31:00 EDT Iraqi government forces have moved into the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City in northeast Baghdad. The operation was launched after an agreement was reached between the government and supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Sadr loyalists have battled the Iraqi army off and on for the past seven weeks. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49602 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90645057&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:34:00 EDT Iraqi forces launch an offensive in Sadr City in northeast Baghdad, the power base of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. It's the latest step by the Iraqi government to assert control over the area. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49574 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90621806&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 20 May 2008 09:15:19 EDT The Iraqi government has banned the distribution and public broadcast of a popular genre of war-like songs that praise the fighters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr. Supporters say the music is patriotic; the government says it incites terrorism. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49425 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90465454&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:49:00 EDT A tenuous ceasefire is in place in Baghdad's Sadr City on Sunday. The Iraqi government and militia members loyal to the anti-American cleric Muqtadah Al-Sadr temporarily agreed to lay down arms. Fighting has been raging in the Shiite slum for the last six weeks, and more than 1,000 people have been killed. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49090 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90354921&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 11 May 2008 11:39:00 EDT What do you do if your spiritual leader suddenly starts spouting off controversial — even hateful — views? Our resident humorist offers a simple, four-step plan. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48764 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90186109&ft=1&f=1012 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:00:00 EDT One Anglican cleric thinks churches can do more to help the Earth, and he's trying to convince ministries around the world to start preaching a change in the way people live. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48410 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89947582&ft=1&f=1021 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:29:00 EDT In Baghdad, the U.S. military is reporting the deaths of 38 Iraqi militants who launched attacks during a sandstorm. The attacks defied the latest ceasefire call by militant cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48372 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89992479&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:58:00 EDT Sporadic clashes continue in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. But American commanders are working to bring basic services to the sprawling Shiite slum, which is a hotbed of support for anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48336 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89979934&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT Iraq's prime minister, long criticized as weak, overly sectarian and indecisive, has used the crackdown on Muqtada al-Sadr's militia to strengthen and improve his political position. A key Sunni bloc has declared it will soon re-join Nouri al-Maliki's Shiite-led government, and Sadr, the anti-American cleric, appears more politically isolated than ever. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48110 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89871099&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT In Iraq, Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has threatened an "all out war" against U.S. and Iraqi forces as tensions between Sadr and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki increase. Iraqi citizens and U.S. combat forces in East Baghdad are preparing for what may become another uprising from Sadr's Shiite militia, the Mahdi Army. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47973 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89803690&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unscheduled visit to Baghdad, where she met with Iraqi officials and praised them for crackdowns on militias led by rogue cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in recent weeks. Host Jacki Lyden talks with NPR's Eric Westervelt in Baghdad. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47956 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89797002&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT Iraqi forces and militia loyal to Shiite cleric battle overnight and on Saturday in Baghdad's Sadr City area. In the southern city of Basra, Iraqi forces pushed into a Sadrist stronghold. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47915 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89785560&ft=1&f=1001 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EDT There are nearly 3 million internally displaced people in Iraq ,and the government has done little to help them. A new report by Refugees International indicates militias, like the one loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, are stepping in to help displaced communities. The militias also find this a fertile recruiting field. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47616 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89642144&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called off his plan for a million-man march Wednesday in Baghdad -- out of fear of provoking more violence. The Iraqi capital is still under curfew, even though people are out on the streets. Meantime, U.S. military and Iraqi forces continue to battle Shiite militia loyal to Sadr. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47355 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89490040&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:20:00 EDT Fresh fighting in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City puts new strains on an already fragile cease-fire ordered by radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. U.S. casualties are mounting as fighting spreads. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47335 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89476108&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Monday that he is asking advisers whether to disband the Mahdi Army. Iraq's prime minister has said Sadr's supporters will be blocked from participating in upcoming elections if it isn't. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47296 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89435765&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:31:00 EDT As fighting raged across Iraq last week, a key government spokesman was kidnapped in Baghdad by members of the Shiite militia loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Tahsin al-Sheikhly's family and government officials thought he would surely be killed. But instead he was released Monday. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47246 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89418333&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:32:00 EDT A week ago, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to crush militias loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the southern oil city of Basra and in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Six days later, he ended up suing for peace with people he described as "worse than al-Qaida." Now he is weakened, and dealing with the aftermath. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47029 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89266065&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:36:00 EDT With a truce in place, Sadr City, the vast Shiite slum on Baghdad's eastern edge, is springing back to life. Despite continued tension in the "no-man's land" just outside the neighborhood, at the headquarters of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, "candy of jubilation" was handed out. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47007 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89248507&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:30:00 EDT Ghassan al-Atiyyah, founder and director of Iraq Foundation for Development and Democracy, and Miami University professor Adeed Dawisha discuss with Robert Siegel the stalemate between the Iraqi government and Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47014 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89248510&ft=1&f=1001 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:58:00 EDT