imam
ニューヨークに訪問していたイスラム教指導者のAkonjee氏が殺害されました。指導者がなぜ殺害されたのかは明らかになっておりません。また,射殺した犯人は逃走中です。
見出しの中で気になった表現は"imam"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』（三省堂）で調べると「〘イスラム〙礼拝指導者, イマーム〘イスラム教主[カリフ]の称号〙」などという意味がありました。Oxford Dictionaries.comにはhe person who leads prayers in a mosque"と定義されております。アラビア語で"leader"を意味する"imām"に由来します(Oxford Dictionaries.com)。(Ume)
Imam and his assistant shot dead in Queens, New York
An imam and his assistant were shot dead as they walked along a street in the New York borough of Queens.
The men were approached from behind by a man who shot them both in the head, a police spokesman said.
Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, moved to the city from Bangladesh two years ago, reports in New York said.
Police said there were as yet "no indications" the men were targeted because of their faith.
