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  • May 2008

    • Sadr Cultivates Respect, Image to Reflect Power

      Washington Post  |  May 27, 08 1:49 PM CDT

      Sadr Cultivates Respect, Image to Reflect Power

      (Newser) - Muqtada al-Sadr aims to shed his reputation as a dim-witted thug and become a respected Iraqi cleric like his father, the Washington Post reports, and has even spent the past year studying in Iran. Sadr, then nicknamed "Muqtada Atari" for his love of video games, was 25 when the 1999 assassination of his father left him head of Iraq's largest Shiite opposition group. More »

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      Iraq  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Mahdi Army  • Sadr City  • Sadrists  • Shiite cleric  • cleric

  • April 2008

    • Iranian Lawman Blasts Barbie

      BBC  |  Apr 29, 08 7:42 AM CDT

      Iranian Lawman Blasts Barbie

      (Newser) - Barbie, Batman, and Harry Potter have no place in the Islamic Republic of Iran, says the nation's top prosecutor. He warned of the "social danger" that toys and other Western cultural imports pose to his country and has called for a ban, the BBC reports. Barbie is a big seller in Iran, and the country's little girls haven't been as keen on the more modestly dressed, Iranian-made alternative. More »

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      Iran  • toys  • Barbie  • cleric  • Islamic dress code

  • March 2008
  • October 2007

    • Pakistani Cleric Calls Ceasefire

      Al Jazeera  |  Oct 29, 07 12:07 PM CDT

      Pakistani Cleric Calls Ceasefire

      (Newser) - Supporters of an extremist cleric who had declared a jihad against Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire today after fierce fighting this weekend claimed between 50 and 60 of their number, Al Jazeera reports. Pakistan had sent 2,500 paramilitary troops to Swat to head off Maulana Fazlullah, who wants to establish a Taliban-style state governed by Islamic law. More »

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      Pakistan  • Taliban  • militant  • jihad  • Sharia law  • cleric  • Swat  • Maulana Fazlullah

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