Word: muslim
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...eyes, her Harvard experience was a formative one, solidifying her identity as a woman, a Muslim and a politician...
...complex character. He is a devout Muslim who fasts on Monday and Thursday, even when he is traveling abroad. In 1990 he founded the Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals in an attempt to reach out to some of the 87% of the population, including most of the poor, who are Muslim. His religious supporters hope he will spread their dream of Islamic ascendancy for Indonesia. Yet he is a highly educated scientist and dedicated believer in the power of technology. He studied aeronautical engineering in Germany and worked his way up to a vice presidency at the aircraft makers Messerschmitt...
...economic revival depends, Habibie announced a new "reform and development" Cabinet that conspicuously dropped the most prominent of Suharto's cronies, and pledged to develop a government "free of corruption, collusion and nepotism." Few of Habibie's critics were impressed. Amien Rais, who leads the 28 million-member Muhammadiyah Muslim organization and has emerged as one of the strongest opposition figures in the past two weeks, said he would "neither endorse nor oppose" the new Cabinet but doubted it would last the full term...
Foreign investors are worried that Habibie may allow Muslim activists a greater role in society than they were permitted under Suharto. Unsettling signs appeared the day after Habibie's swearing in, when hundreds of Muslim protesters forced their way into Parliament to confront students still demonstrating for greater democratic reforms. They advanced shouting, "Muslims must support Habibie!" and "Religion and politics are one and the same!" The security forces had to intervene to prevent a serious riot from breaking...
AMIEN RAIS Muslim leader directs the largely peaceful protests that topple Suharto, earns a future role...