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...potent is Iran's variety of militant political Islam? To Bill Clinton and Warren Christopher, it is one of the most dangerous forces on earth. But listen to what an Iranian housewife named Hafezeh has to say. Earlier this month, just before the sixth anniversary of the death of Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini, she sat on a carpet inside his gold-domed mausoleum. Under her loosely draped chador she wore blue jeans and a bright turquoise blouse...
...Iran today, many men and women like Hafezeh maintain their faith in Islam but have distanced themselves from the revolution and its strict way of life. Pervasive corruption and a troubled economy have deepened disillusionment, and in recent months serious riots have broken out in several cities. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Israel regard Iran as a rogue state that seeks to export terror, build nuclear weapons and sabotage the Middle East peace process. When the Clinton Administration recently imposed a complete economic embargo, the rhetoric was harsher than that against any other country. But however real the threat from Tehran...
...University of Houston in 1983, has always had a sweet, kind nature, but until a few years ago, he often vexed referees, teammates and management while living the N.B.A. life to the fullest. But in 1992 he made his first hajj to Mecca, renewed his faith in Islam and added the H to his first name. Since then he has carried a prayer rug and a compass with him wherever he goes, and he has been at peace with the Rockets, opponents and, most important, himself. "You try your best to please Him," Olajuwon has said of his religion...
...will spend next year working for theNation of Islam, says Bragg was always a force forreconciliation among groups, even before he waspresident...
...need any buffers between the Blacks and the Jews," said the audience member to West. He also emphasized that the Nation of Islam was in no way prejudiced against Jews and rather would be "the first one's at the door step to defend any synagogue...