I think we all know that many Muslim clergy wouldn't be considered people of peace. If they don't join the Islamists in actual fighting, they will be out recruiting other Muslims to do so.
Turkish imam joins ISIL in Syria, deputy PM confirms
ANKARA
An Iraqi Shiite fighter walks past walls painted with the ISIL flag. REUTERS Photo
An imam who worked at a mosque in the Çanakkale province of northwestern Turkey has joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), daily Taraf cited Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç as saying on Dec. 12, adding that the imam has been removed from his post.
“Unfortunately it is true that an imam from Çanakkale’s Bayramiç district joined the ISIL. This person was suspended from his post on June 25,” said Arınç, while responding to questions over the budget of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet). In Turkey, imams are appointed to mosques by the Diyanet.
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Turkish imam joins ISIL in Syria deputy PM confirms - LOCAL
Turkish imam joins ISIL in Syria, deputy PM confirms
ANKARA
An Iraqi Shiite fighter walks past walls painted with the ISIL flag. REUTERS Photo
An imam who worked at a mosque in the Çanakkale province of northwestern Turkey has joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), daily Taraf cited Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç as saying on Dec. 12, adding that the imam has been removed from his post.
“Unfortunately it is true that an imam from Çanakkale’s Bayramiç district joined the ISIL. This person was suspended from his post on June 25,” said Arınç, while responding to questions over the budget of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet). In Turkey, imams are appointed to mosques by the Diyanet.
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Turkish imam joins ISIL in Syria deputy PM confirms - LOCAL