By Jason Horowitz NEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson (D) plans to meet later this week with the Islamic prayer leader and the developer of a planned mosque near Ground Zero to discuss the possibility of moving it to an alternate site, Rep. Peter King (R - N.Y.) said Tuesday. (voices.washingtonpost.com)
The reported arrest of presidential palace prayer leader Abbas Amirifar on charges of «sorcery» is perhaps the best sign of how serious the political feud in Tehran has gotten. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Friday prayer leader Hojatoleslam Gholamreza Hassani, who is known for his hard - line stances, was quoted a few years ago as saying that all dog owners and their dogs should be arrested. (rferl.org)