: an educated Muslim trained in religious law and doctrine and usually holding an official post
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Iran and the world is at least spared that, but Khamenei and the other mullahs remain, oppressing women, crushing dissent and speech, fomenting terror across the Mideast, and most dangerous of all, still pursuing nukes.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
These hypotheticals, of course, have not yet encouraged China and Russia to reconsider their approach to the mullahs.
—Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2023
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—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Mar. 2024
None of that seemed to give the mullahs in power much of a boost.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
These hypotheticals, of course, have not yet encouraged China and Russia to reconsider their approach to the mullahs.
—Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2023
On political labels, the mullahs, Bible-peddling, Michelangelo’s David, Flaco the Owl, and more
All Our Opinion in Your Inbox
NR Daily is delivered right to you every afternoon.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Mar. 2024
None of that seemed to give the mullahs in power much of a boost.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Mullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullah. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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