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...between Israel and the Arab nations around it has stronger religious overtones than have most modern conflicts. There are, of course, the more expectable rites: Egyptian tanks rolled into the desert equipped with metal-jacketed copies of the Koran, Islam's book of divine revelation; in Jerusalem, soldiers carrying machine guns prayed before the Wailing Wall. But political and spiritual leaders have emphasized deeper spiritual dynamics...
...Muammar Gaddafi, who demands a Libya-Egypt merger in the cause of Arab unity. Until a few weeks ago, Gaddafi saw himself assuming the late Gamal Abdel Nasser's mantle as the leader in the Arab fight against Israel. But Egyptian misgivings about the plan hardened during the Koran-thumping Gaddafi's bizarre visit to Cairo (TIME, July...
Gaddafi takes most of his ideas from the Koran. He still presents a copy of the holy book to official visitors. To the Ambassador from Czechoslovakia, he once remarked, "You cannot read this. You cannot comprehend it. But keep it by your side. It may help you to ask some questions." The Koran explains Gaddafi's loathing of drink: "With God's help I will stamp out alcohol in Libya, just as Mao stamped out another evil, opium, in China...
...introspective Libyan soldier sees the world through the tunnel vision of a True Believer. "My life is clear," he announced not long ago. "I am married. I pray and fast and perform my duties as a Moslem believer. I don't smoke or drink, and I read the Koran whenever I have the chance, especially at time of prayer. What else is there...
...long, ugly scar on the side of his face -mute testimony to his occupation. As TV floodlights played on his shaved head, his eyes glanced over the galleries as if in search of a friendly face. He found none-only an Arabic sign with a verse from the Koran: "If you are to judge someone, be fair...