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There is no reason to be surprised at the Egyptian delegation's ordering kosher food [March 5]. The Koran says: "The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you." Thus, for an orthodox Muslim traveling in the West, the most convenient way to obey his dietary laws obviously is to eat kosher food...
...standing welcome, and his moving, well-delivered remarks were interrupted by applause 14 times. Addressing the deputies as "my friends, my brothers," he ended the televised speech by citing passages from the Old and New Testaments praising peace as the highest of man's virtues. And he quoted the Koran: "If thine adversary incline toward peace, do thou also incline toward peace, and trust in God." After the speech, Carter had one more working session with Sadat, then quickly toured the Great Pyramid at Giza. When told by a guide that the structure took only 20 years to build, Carter
Several courses on the Middle East might also be included in the Core offerings which will appear for the first time next year. Clausen said. William A. Graham, assistant professor of Islamic Religion, may teach a course on the Koran, Clausen said. Graham could not be reached for comment yesterday...
...Reza Pahlavi's influence and placed Khuzestan's wealth of oil and natural gas in the hands of one man: Ayatullah Khomeini. "Now we are a power," declared one strike leader. "We fought for it with the message of Khomeini in our hearts. We will restore the Koran and Islam to the oilfields. We will not give up the oil of Khuzestan." Says I. Amraie, district manager of the National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) in Ahwaz: "The Khomeini workers dominate every aspect of the business. The future is now in Khomeini's hands. He is the boss...
...strict Shi'ite, Amini believes what he hears on the Khomeini cassettes. "The Shah must go," Amini says, "and a government faithful to the Koran must replace him. The army must change too. It has too much arrogance." He believes "Iran must be Iranian. Too much Iranian money ends up in America. Too much Iranian oil ends up in Israel, to be used against our Muslim brothers...