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Word: qadratullah (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2001-2001
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...mullah, Mohammed Omar, declared that since the Koran forbade the worship of idols, all idols in the country (meaning, for the most part, Buddhist sculpture made before the arrival of the Muslims in the 8th century) were to be destroyed. "The statues are no big issue," said an official, Qadratullah Jamal, from his office in the capital, Kabul. "They are only objects made of mud or stone." Jamal's portfolio? The Taliban's Minister of Information and Culture...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Buddha Bashing | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

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