Word: shied
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Where is he? That question, in bold Arabic script, was written across posters displayed on walls throughout the Muslim areas of Lebanon last week. They portrayed Imam Moussa Sadr, 50, the beloved leader of the country's 900,000-strong Shi'ite Muslim community, who inexplicably disappeared in late August. So long as the question of his whereabouts remained unanswered, the mystery of the missing Imam threatened to trouble relations between Lebanon, Libya and Iran-and possibly other nations as well...
When word of the disappearance reached Beirut, horrified Shi'ites promptly accused Gaddafi of having imprisoned or murdered the Imam because the Libyan viewed him as a rival to his own ambitions as spiritual leader of the Muslim world. The embarrassed Libyans quickly sent a team to Rome that claimed to have documentary proof that the Imam had left Tripoli on schedule. The Palestine Liberation Organization, which feeds on Libyan oil money and also backs the Muslims in their struggle against Lebanon's Christians, dispatched its own investigators to Tripoli. They reportedly turned up the Imam...
...crackdown on corruption, police arrested a dozen businessmen and former top government officials suspected of embezzlement, land frauds and misappropriations of government funds. The widespread incidence of such corruption was one of the major complaints of opponents of the regime-most notably the religious mullahs (leaders) of the Shi´ite Muslim sect. Among those arrested were three former Cabinet ministers (agriculture, trade and health), and Hojabr Yadzani, who is one of Iran's richest businessmen. A thousand other businessmen were advised that they would not be allowed to leave the country. Said an Iranian banker: "It looks...
...campaign of reconciliation with his religious opponents. He brought home his ambassador to the U.S., Ardeshir Zahedi, to open a dialogue with dissident mullahs. Sharif-Emami was expected to call this week on Ayatullah Sharietmadari, 76, the religious teacher who is regarded as the most powerful spokesman for the Shi'ite opposition. In addition, Ayatullah Khomeini, 80, a popular mullah exiled in Iraq since 1963, might be permitted to return home if he disavows the overthrow of the Shah...
...learning and holiness that distinguish him from the rest of us." But Sharietmadari is also tough and politically canny. He opposes the regime for many reasons, including its record of torture, censorship and bribery. Despite his public modesty, he displays total confidence about his status among his 32 million Shi'ite Muslim followers...