Word: moslems
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Sultan. ". . .Long Live the Sultan." And so upon the day his father was buried with the full Moslem rights of Morocco and the full Christian rites of France, Sultan Mulai Mohammed, as he will be known, stepped under the Imperial sunshade to direct the destinies of his native land-under the aegis of the Republican French, who are now expected to have a freer hand than ever in the administration of their greatest protectorate...
...years the Government prepared for the event and, in order to overcome the passive opposition of the people, it was decided to hold the census on Friday, Moslem rest day, and to keep every man, woman & child at home...
...occurrence of four serious clashes between Hindu and Moslem elements in India during the last six months (TIME, Dec. 13) gives grounds for anxiety and watchfulness on the part of the authorities responsible for the preservation of peace in the Indian Empire. . . . Almost more disquieting than these crude manifestations of mob intolerance are the continuous jealousies and feuds of intrigue between Hindu and Moslem leaders in the field of politics. Indeed Indian politics today is largely a game of personalities. ... In these circumstances the Government must deny that the Indian army is too large. On the contrary should certain contingencies...
While the Earl of Birkenhead was speaking, an Indian riot was actually in progress between Moslems and Hindus at Larkana, Upper India. Some 47 persons were injured in a bellicose dispute arising around an old Hindu woman and her three children alleged to have been mistreated by a Moslem...
...Java the insurgent native newspapers bear such titles as: Young Java; Light of Islam; Agreement and Disagreement; and The Revival of Islam. The two great insurgent organizations are the Sarakat Islam, composed of influential Moslem merchants; and the Boedi-Oetomo, a society of Mohammedan Nationalists of all classes. Linked with these potent groups is The P. K. (Partij Kommunist) which has borrowed its name from western Communism, but closely resembles the Nationalist movement in India...