Word: fundamentalist
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Khomeini may even wish to transcend Iranian nationalism and export his fundamentalist Islamic revival. The prospect of such contagious piety disturbs other Muslim leaders, the Saudi royal family, for example. But it also raises apprehension and a certain amount of bewilderment in the West. When Mahdist Saudi zealots took over the mosque in Mecca last month, the Islamic world displayed a disconcerting readiness to believe Khomeini's incendiary report that the attack had been the work of Zionists and U.S. imperialists. "The Americans have done it again," many Muslims told themselves reflexively. Some Americans have responded by asking with...
...were the invaders? Most accounts still held that they were predominantly Saudis, probably members of the nomadic 'Utaibah tribe and several other tribal groups. Many were thought to belong to a fundamentalist sect that had previously agitated against TV, radio and women's rights. Yet it was clear that they were well trained, probably in South Yemen, and that the operation had been well planned. Said one Western intelligence official in the Middle East: "This was a direct attack against the House of Saud. You can be sure that the end of the battle of the Sacred Mosque...
...criminal U.S. imperialism." It added: "The Muslims must. . . expect this kind of dirty act by American imperialism and international Zionism." There was not a shred of evidence for the accusation, and U.S. State Department Spokesman Hodding Carter promptly described it as an "outright, knowing lie." Indeed, the assailants were fundamentalist Muslims whose opposition to all Western influence is similar to Khomeini's archaic views. But though the U.S. has no quarrel with Islam, the report of U.S. complicity was widely believed in Islamic countries...
...students often do all three in town. Despite the seemingly tight codes, students prefer the rules that way, Steven W. Larson, associate dean of students, says. A poll conducted last year showed that half of the students did not want even dancing on campus. "We come from a fairly fundamentalist background," Larson says. "We are really attempting to create an academic community, with both academics and community feeling. Drinking and smoking are distractions--they would detract from the community because they are such a divisive issue on campus." As for dancing, Larson says, "It's better...
SCOTT COUNTY, Tennessee doesn't lay much claim to attracting attention: The Appalachian ridge area last received publicity when it declared war against Hitler before Pearl Harbor. But Scott County has yet another headline on the way. From the heart of the fundamentalist coal-mining community comes the Republican Party's highest elected official and newest presidential contender--Sen. Howard H. Baker, Jr. After twelve years on the Senate sidelines, watching party colleagues like Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford carry the ball and fumble, and three vice-presidential nominations, the 54-year-old Senate minority leader now thinks...