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...Laden. A veteran of the Afghan jihad, Khalifa is believed to have first visited the southern Philippines in 1988, setting up Islamic charities and a rattan business while recruiting Muslim youth to fight in Afghanistan. In Cotabato, his Islamic Relief Organization (IRO) opened offices in town opposite the bishop's residence. Embarrassingly for the MILF?which has angrily denied links with international terror?Khalifa's associate Selamah had been in regular touch with the Front. Reports from local sources, including some MILF commanders, point to the Palestinian Koranic scholar as having visited the MILF's main base at Camp Abubakar...
...before Carey leaves the job in October. And appointing Nazir-Ali as the 104th Primate of All England might be tempting as an inclusive gesture to the Anglican Communion - and, since he is an Islam expert, a pragmatic one. "This may indeed influence the choice," says Austin. "But the bishop is worthy of the job anyway." Nevertheless, by the end of week, Nazir-Ali had dropped from first to third favorite, with 4-1 odds, according to bookmakers William Hill...
...current front-runner is the Archbishop of Wales, Rowan Williams, who also topped a newspaper poll of the General Synod, the Church of England's ruling body. A poet and respected theologian, he is too leftist for some and might be overtaken by James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool, said to be Blair's favored candidate. Jones is praised for his communication skills, but critics whisper he might be "too ambitious...
...Since then hundreds of priests have resigned over the matter of women clergy or have actively resisted accepting them in their parishes. Some dissenters have even defected to Catholicism. Though there are now some 2,500 women serving the Church of England as priests, there is no female bishop and none in sight...
Archbishop Williams and Bishops Jones and Nazir-Ali support female priests, but the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, has been lukewarm to cold on the issue, and this could affect his chances for the top job. On the other hand, it may not hurt that Chartres, a cerebral member of the Church of England's An-glo-Catholic wing, is highly regarded by Prince Charles, who likes his traditionalist approach and asked Chartres - not Carey - to confirm Prince William. Also with a friend in the top job, Charles might find it easier eventually to marry Camilla Parker Bowles. Divorced couples...