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2005-03-17 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by seafarious 2005-03-17 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Cool turban! What a snappy dresser.

Posted by sea cruise 2005-03-17 2:32:48 AM|| 2005-03-17 2:32:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep. When I think "balanced", this is one of the guys I immediately think of...

Posted by tu3031 2005-03-17 8:41:35 AM|| 2005-03-17 8:41:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 That's not a turban. That's the bath towel Holiday Inn used in the 70's.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-03-17 8:43:36 AM|| 2005-03-17 8:43:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 âMMA dismiss Agha Khan Board as it is a conspiracy against Islam,â

Note the Agha Khan was a leader of a fairly obscure Islamic sect, I think Shiite, and a Pashtun, who historically was opposed to islamist extremism of all types - even was skeptical about the creation of Pakistan, IIUC. Became an important figure in the late 40's. AKB is just the kind of organization that can lead to transformation in the muslim world, specifically Pakland, and is of course on the MMA's hitlist.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-03-17 9:49:39 AM|| 2005-03-17 9:49:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Agha Khan is the founder of the Ismaili sect of Islam (total world population 3-6 Million). It is an offshoot of Shia.

Hard line Sunnis don't consider Ismailis to be Moslems and the possibility of mass atrocity exists every day in Pakland (as does the reality of minor atrocities).

Posted by mhw 2005-03-17 12:22:20 PM|| 2005-03-17 12:22:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 a good history of the Ismailis is at:

http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/melwood/368/ismaili.html

a nice set of photos of Agha Khan's masoleum is at: http://www.lexicorient.com/egypt/aswan08.htm

Posted by mhw 2005-03-17 1:00:30 PM|| 2005-03-17 1:00:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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