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Word: especia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1927-1927
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...Islam openly preach revo- lution and envision a Holy War. They stimulate pilgrimages by their followers to the holy and distant cities of Mecca and Medina; and they look for support wherever it can be found. Thus funds from the Third International at Moscow are welcome; but Indian and especia'ly expatriated Chinese merchants also contribute largely to the insurgent funds. For some years there have been more or less serious revolts in the Dutch Indies almost every six months, but they have been firmly put down and the insurgent movement is still loose, incohesive and therefore weak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NETHERLANDS: Little Empire | 1/17/1927 | See Source »

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