AdvertisementIn Secular Syria, Top Muslim Cleric Picks Sides In Civil WarMarch 12, 2013facebookEmailSyria's Grand Mufti Ahmad Hassoun (right) prays with President Bashar Assad in Damascus on Feb. 5, 2012. The grand mufti has called on Syrians to join the army and fight for the government, his most partisan statement since the country's uprising began two years ago. (AP)