Word: muslim
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that has been part of the hostage dilemma for years, the new development was tantalizing. Iran's President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, whose nation badly needs Western technology to rebuild its war-shattered economy, has been nodding his approval for the hostages' release, a signal to the Shi'ite Muslim groups that hold them, most of which are pro-Iranian. With its Soviet sponsor winding down its support, Syria, which has influence with the IJLP, has also been looking for ways to improve relations with the West...
...accident that President Bush sent Syrian President Hafez Assad a warm congratulatory message on the 44th anniversary of Syrian independence last week. Syria's influence over Hizballah has been partly limited by the fact that Damascus is a supporter of the Shi'ite Amal, a secular Muslim group that continues to fight fierce battles with the fundamentalist Hizballah. But Hussein Musawi, leader of a pro-Syrian faction within Hizballah, is now believed to have taken control of the American hostages held by the IJLP...
...were sent before the firing squad. Those killings prompted a burst of protest from overseas, but despite the outcry the government is going ahead with its plan. According to a close confidant of Indonesian President Suharto's, the next round of executions may take place as soon as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends on April 25. Said he: "Their request for clemency has been rejected, so they will...
...Muslim cultural pressure is by no means the only cause of Christian decline, reasons for which vary country by country. Lebanon is convulsed by feudal warfare, pitting Christians against not only Muslims but, increasingly, rival Christians. Saudi Arabia has long forbidden any open Christian activity. By contrast, Islam is not the state religion in autocratic Syria and its 10% Christian minority will apparently be secure as long as Hafez Assad holds power...
After a bleak Easter, the future of Mideast Christians is dimmed by civil war, Muslim pressure and emigration. Even the Holy City could turn into a mere Gospel museum...