Word: religiousity
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Abbas, the Paris-based photographer known only by his given name, has lived outside his native Iran for almost 30 years, documenting religious practices with an artistic detachment born of his status both as an exile and a nonbeliever. The power of his images - which are stark, often startling, and...
Two Qods Day rallies in Tehran had been planned - one starting from the northeast area of the prayer grounds and the other from the west. Soon after the second march began, its participants clashed with supporters of the President, but according to witnesses, the green demonstrators held their ground. In...
Your childhood in Scotland sounded very dreary and sort of Oliver Twist-y. You say that kids formed gangs based on whether they were Protestant or Catholic. Basically, teenagers fought each other over obscure 17th century religious issues. Did they have any idea what they were fighting about? No, I...
In early 2008, Karzai set up a Peace and National Reconciliation program headed by his old mentor, Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, a religious scholar and former President. The U.S. and other donors put up $3 million, but refused to contribute more after they learned that Mojaddedi, 83, spent a large chunk of...
And despite being on the run, Noordin and his lieutenants were still able to lure callow youth to their cause. One of the suicide bombers who struck a luxury hotel in Jakarta, for instance, was only 18. Other key planners of the July attacks are believed to include former students...