Word: muslims
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reluctance to dirty her hands," says Hajari. In fact, it?s precisely Megawati?s populist inclination that has the country?s traditional elites ganging up to find a way to keep her out. One way may be to elect Abdurrahman Wahid, better known as Gus Dur, a Muslim cleric and former Megawati supporter backed by the Central Axis coalition of Islamic parties...
...fact, Bin Laden may have had trouble endearing himself to Pakistan?s new military rulers even without international pressure, because Sunni Muslim fighters trained in Bin Laden?s camps in Afghanistan have been fomenting communal violence against Shi?ite Muslim communities inside Pakistan. The Taliban, predictably, lashed out at the U.N. resolution and vowed to defy international pressure to hand over the man accused of masterminding last year?s deadly attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa. Nonetheless, the movement is anxious to consolidate its control over Afghanistan and normalize relations with the international economy ?- a quest that...
Indonesia controls the Strait of Malacca. It is the great southern bulwark against the rising Chinese challenge. It has the largest population in the Muslim world and practices a tolerant Islam that we hope will influence its more militant co-religionists...
...inebriation and medication made him lose control of the car on a dangerous stretch of road. But Dodi's father Mohammed al Fayed, billionaire owner of the Paris Ritz, is appealing the decision to drop charges. Convinced that Princess Diana was murdered to prevent a marriage with his Muslim son, al Fayed is desperate to air his conspiracy theories in court. He wants the British inquests into the exact causes of Diana's and Dodi's deaths to be held jointly, which would allow him to testify at Diana's inquest, and to hold the hearings before a jury...
ARRESTED. REBIYA KADER, 50, one of China's best-known businesswomen; on as yet undetermined charges; in Urumqi, China. The owner of a department store, Kader, a member of the Muslim Uighur minority, was detained while on her way to meet members of the U.S. Congressional Research Service--reportedly to deliver an account of police harassment...