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发帖数: 435 | 1 Militant Islam on the rise in secular Syria
By Kim Ghattas
Published: May 11 2004 5:00 | Last Updated: May 11 2004 5:00
Staunchly secular Syria is seeing an Islamic revival, fuelled by anger at the
occupation of Iraq, at violence in the Palestinian territories, and
frustration at the slow pace of internal reform.
Syria has been ruled by the Ba'ath party - socialist, secular and nationalist
- for more than 40 years. Now, however, more people going to the mosque, more
women are wearing the veil an |
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