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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Thousands gather for Ayatollah Fudlullah funeral
2010-07-07
Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in south Beirut on Tuesday for the funeral of top Shiite cleric Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, seen by many as a modern face of Islam but also named on a US "terrorist" list.

Lebanon was holding an official day of mourning for the grand ayatollah, who died in hospital on Sunday at the age of 75 of internal bleeding.

Waving black flags and chanting their loyalty to the imam Hussein, the founder of Shiite Islam, Fadlallah's followers and admirers joined a funeral convoy from his home to the Hassanein mosque amid tight security.

Zahra Omeish, 65, braved the heat and crowd to pay tribute to the spiritual leader of Lebanon's Shiite community.

"He was our father, our brother, our friend," she wept, leaning on a walking cane as she inched her way along with the crowd behind Fadlallah's casket, heading to the mosque, has favourite, where he will be buried.
Posted by:Fred

#8  "TThat-that's all, folks"
hattip to Muggsy
Posted by: Hupaving Prince of the Danes9042   2010-07-07 16:48  

#7  "Target-rich environment"
Posted by: mojo   2010-07-07 16:40  

#6  I thought his middle name was Elmer. Thanks for setting the record straight.
Posted by: Muggsy Glink   2010-07-07 11:43  

#5  Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah. Modern face of islam and on the terrorist watch list. Doesn't seem to me there is a contradiction there. He did say "modern" and not "moderate" right? Well there is no difference there either. Modern = moderate = radical.

Notice old Fudpucker and our president have something in common--same middle name Hussein. I see a pattern here.
Posted by: JohnQC   2010-07-07 10:08  

#4  ...seen by many as a modern face of Islam but also named on a US "terrorist" list.

Oh. I get it. I'm supposed to see a contradiction there, right?
Posted by: tu3031   2010-07-07 08:48  

#3  and some shia mosques in the US will also have memorial services honoring this terrorist inspiring ayatollah

but I don't think you will see a single protest against Fadlallah by moslems (although you might hear some 'well he did a lot of charity preaching' or such
Posted by: lord garth   2010-07-07 08:16  

#2  Tens of thousands of moderate Arabs gather for Ayatollah Fudlullah funeral

Says it all.
Posted by: Besoeker   2010-07-07 01:53  

#1  Too bad nobody thought to drop a GBU-everyone anywhere near gets killed real fast and messy..
Posted by: M. Murcek   2010-07-07 00:32  

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