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Word: nafisi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have close links to the royal family, there is a small Islamic movement that is critical of the debauchery of spoiled princelings on their sojourns outside the country and that challenges the dynasty's claim to be the sole spokesman for Islam. Tapes by a Kuwaiti scholar, Dr. Abdullah Nafisi, attacking the Saudi rulers and heralding Khomeini as the "real Muslim," sell for $200 on the black market in Jiddah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World of Islam | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

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