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One reason for the impasse was el Mahdi's refusal to lift the state of emergency imposed after the ouster of President Gaafar Nimeiri in 1985. El Mahdi also ignored demands by the predominantly Christian rebels for nullification of the Shari'a, the Islamic law that imposes harsh penalties like...
Gorbachev views the reconciliation as a way to gain Iran's restraint in exporting its brand of religious fundamentalism to the Soviet Union's Islamic republics. Rafsanjani said the two sides had agreed on a policy of noninterference in each other's affairs, but then implied that Moscow could do...
There are several "specialty" book stores in the Square if the more general ones don't carry what you are looking for. Grolier Books (6 Plympton St.) has 9000 poetry titles, and carries books, cassettes and magazines about poetry as well. Asian Books (12 Arrow St.) has a remarkable selection...
Some five hours passed before there was another, successful attempt to deliver the body to its final resting place, this time encased in a metal coffin. Again arms flailed and chants of "Death to America!" filled the air as the helicopter touched down. Although barricades held most of the crowd...
As the military underwent repeated purges and came under the influence of the clerics, its force was swiftly applied to suppress ethnic minorities that had supported the revolution in hopes of gaining greater cultural and political autonomy. The excesses led to nearly 10,000 executions -- some put the actual figure...