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Lambeth Palace withdraws award given to Muslim cleric after ‘urgent review’

Lambeth Palace withdraws award given to Muslim cleric after ‘urgent review’

Friday, September 18, 2026

LAMBETH PALACE said on Thursday that it had withdrawn an interfaith award given to a Muslim cleric by the Archbishop of Canterbury last week (News,18 September). Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi was given the Hubert Walter Award for Reconcilia...

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