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...Value of an Iraqi dinar...
...03¢ Estimated value of a Saddam dinar on the Iraqi black market today...
...significant, because although strict conformity to Shari'a is not needed, it could help win hearts and minds. But it isn't clear-cut: Shari'a legal opinions regarding oil vary, not only among the four schools of Shari'a jurisprudence, but even within them. - By Steve Zwick The Dinar Soars As Saddam's regime fell, the Iraqi currency rallied: a dollar used to buy 3,000 dinars but now buys only about 600. But that's nothing compared to eBay, which has been gripped by Saddamania, driving dinars bearing his picture to parity with the greenback. Miss Piggy must...
...more difficult obstacle, and many believe it was conducted in an unfair manner, giving preference to his party associates. However, the economy did not fall into depression, and Tudjman was able to introduce a stable currency, the kuna, avoiding the rampant inflation of the old Yugoslav dinar...
...Gulf War, these were the people the U.S. hoped, maybe expected, would overthrow Saddam Hussein. But the political discontent I saw then seems to have dissipated. Now, after enduring rigorous economic sanctions that have stripped away their wealth, the educated merchant class has settled into numb resignation. The dinar has been devalued to one five-hundredth of its previous value: a government official who earned a yearly salary of $50,000 now gets $100. Gone too is the zest for life, the unpretentious way with visitors, the jocularity...