Word: muslim
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...powerful are Jerusalem's psychic ethers that Kfar Shaul sees 50 such patients a year. About half are from North America-usually the U.S.-and the rest come mainly from Western Europe; cases are equally split between Christians and Jews (the city's few Muslim tourists have so far managed to keep their wits intact). According to Moshe Kalian, a psychiatrist at Kfar Shaul, Jerusalem Syndrome may be set off by the thrill of visiting a place previously known only as a sublime dream-"like a movie-star fan who suddenly gets to kiss his idol." Or sufferers may fall...
...came on buses, others in a truck. Residents of the isolated trading town of Ipil (pop. 52,000), 500 mi. south of Manila, noticed the newcomers. But soldiers are a common sight most places in the Philippines, particularly on the turbulent southern island of Mindanao, with its history of Muslim insurgency. "We thought they were real army," said Arturo Dimla, a local accounts clerk...
...Pakistan is outside the Middle East, and represents the part of the Muslim world where most Muslims live," Vogel said...
...Center for Islamic Legal Studies is being created by the Law School to advance knowledge and understanding of Islamic Law, embracing both Muslim and non-Muslim perspectives, according to its statement of objectives and principles...
...believes Iran is sending weapons to Bosnia's Muslim-led government in violation of a U.N. embargo on shipping arms to thecivil war-ravaged Balkans. But the Clinton Administration would not confirm today's Washington Post report that says Iran has delivered "hundreds of tons" of weapons to Bosnian forces. And the Administration disputed the Post's assertion that the U.S. has tacitly approved of the shipments.TIME Defense correspondent Mark ThompsonsaysWashingtonis well aware that a large number of small arms have been pouring into Bosnia, some in U.S.-built military cargo planes. He says it's easy...