Word: yadav
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...politically indoctrinated" soldiers - a clear reference to Prachanda's Maoist brethren-in-arms. Since the peace accord, the Army has opposed full integration, fearful that the Maoists would then insinuate themselves into the military power structure. Facing intransigence, Prachanda directed that the general be fired. But President Ram Baran Yadav ordered Gen. Katawal to remain in office, with a presidential spokesman calling the sacking "illegal and unconstitutional." (See pictures of Nepal's uneasy peace...
Yemenis are cautious for good reason, however, as the consequences of apostasy can take the form of extra-judicial violence, according to Yadav...
...It’s very hard to find Muslims who are willing to describe themselves as apostates or heretics,” Yadav said...
...Yadav, who is also an assistant professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, specializes in comparative politics of the Middle East and teaches classes in Middle East politics, comparative politics, and Islamic political thought...
CMES Director Steven C. Caton, who organized the lecture series, said he was excited to have Yadav deliver the lecture, called "Harnessing Apostasy: Excommunicative Discourse and Opposition Politics in Yemen," particularly because political science experts who focus on the Middle East are a rarity at Harvard...