: a Muslim and especially a religious scholar or cleric who has studied Islamic law and doctrine
—often used as an honorific title
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This clear and present danger will concentrate the mullahs’ minds, but only for a limited time.
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The Editors, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
This episode of What’s Ahead explains why the mullahs’ getting the bomb would be a disaster for the world.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The mullahs of Iran have marked a former U.S. official for death and are willing to spend six figures to see the plan through.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
The film follows a conservative judge (his job is signing government death warrants) who is forced to choose between supporting the ruling mullahs and his own family, including two teenage daughters, who get caught up in Woman, Life, Freedom protests.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
This episode of What’s Ahead explains why the mullahs’ getting the bomb would be a disaster for the world.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The mullahs of Iran have marked a former U.S. official for death and are willing to spend six figures to see the plan through.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
The film follows a conservative judge (his job is signing government death warrants) who is forced to choose between supporting the ruling mullahs and his own family, including two teenage daughters, who get caught up in Woman, Life, Freedom protests.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Mullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullah. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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