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Word: turkestani (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1955-1955
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...turbans, longyis with Bond Street suits. A swirl of exotic prophets, devious schemers and earnest advocates swarmed in from afar to urge their causes. Resplendent in a red tarboosh and black gown, the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem materialized like a wraith from the past. There was a young Turkestani from Brooklyn to protest against the "tragic conditions of Moslems in the Soviet Union and China," a delegation from South Africa to urge condemnation of apartheid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ASIA: Upset at Bandung | 5/2/1955 | See Source »

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