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April 27, 2005
Ehsan Ahrari Comments on the 'Dangerous Games the Saudis Play
Ehsan Ahrari, in an April 26, 2005 commentary in Asia Times Online, said "One wonders why there is any surprise that hardline Islamists won the Saudi municipal elections. Seven winners from that country's most liberal city, Jeddah, were part of the "golden list" circulated by hardline Islamist clerics," he wrote. "Five of the six winners in Buraidah, capital of the ultra-conservative province of Qassem, were also hardline Islamists. Islamists also did well in the holy city of Medina. A close look at these elections is likely to uncover dangerous games that are being played in the birthplace of Islam," he contends. Here's more of his analysis.
Posted by Munir Umrani at April 27, 2005 12:49 AM
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