Ali Khamenei was a midlevel cleric who clawed his way up the political hierarchy.

Helmi Al-Gazzar, head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Political Bureau in London, said “the Muslim Brotherhood is ready to abandon involvement in political activities in Egypt for 15 years in ...

Hamas, an acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (“Islamic Resistance Movement”), was founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a Palestinian cleric who became an activist in local branches of the ...