`  == Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa ==  Hello Mr. D. E. Mophon. We seem to be reading the guidelines a little differently. I understand that Sheikh can be a formally bestowed title (as you say) much like ``Lord`` or ``Sir``. Yet FAR more frequently it is used within the Islamic world in a more localised sense to pay respect to the head of one's mosque, madrasah, school or centre. It is even used for active Muslim preachers who have no specialist qualifications and no formal institutional authority, much less a bestowed title. It is thus an informal honorific, unattached to any formally granted title. I'm very keen to see these uses of Sheikh removed from Wikipedia. I'd like your thoughts on this, please, if you have time. Thanks in advance. Best wishes.  `