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Macedonia: Big Rush in the Islamic Community
Worldpress.org ^ | September 26, 2005 | Risto Karajkov

Posted on 09/28/2005 3:00:37 PM PDT by Jane_N

For more than a year now internal divisions and strife have plagued the Islamic Community in Macedonia, the organized body of that country’s Muslim faithful. As difficult as it is to get the full picture in the hushed up atmosphere of the Islamic Community, there is evidence of a schism. Beatings, shootings, hostage holding, threats, serious warnings by foreign intelligence experts — the indication is that a radical wing led by a controversial ex-mufti in Skopje, Zenon Berisha, is trying to take over of the leadership of the community...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: balkans; macedonia

1 posted on 09/28/2005 3:00:39 PM PDT by Jane_N
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To: Jane_N
Beatings, shootings, hostage holding, threats, serious warnings by foreign intelligence experts

Not your typical Baptist annual business meeting.

2 posted on 09/28/2005 3:03:01 PM PDT by My2Cents (The political battles of our day are battles over morality, between the haves and the have nots.)
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To: My2Cents

Ditto.


3 posted on 09/28/2005 3:03:36 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Jane_N

"...As difficult as it is to get the full picture in the hushed up atmosphere of the Islamic Community, there is evidence of a schism. Beatings, shootings, hostage holding, threats, "

Ain't Islamic Love Grand?


4 posted on 09/28/2005 3:06:26 PM PDT by txzman (Jer 23:29)
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To: txzman; Chieftain

Hey, let's send John Kerry over there to use his "diplomacy" skills to help out this poor Islamic community.


5 posted on 09/28/2005 3:21:06 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie ("Don't get stuck on Stupid!")
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Yeh, Kerry and those guys could have a meeting. And talk about their FEELINGS.


6 posted on 09/28/2005 3:33:46 PM PDT by bboop (Facts are your friend.)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Yeh, Kerry and those guys could have a meeting. And talk about their FEELINGS.


7 posted on 09/28/2005 3:34:07 PM PDT by bboop (Facts are your friend.)
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