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To: Nihao

Actually, I've heard that nose jobs are a HUGE deal in Iran, because 1) they all want the "Western" look and 2) it's about the only part of a woman's body that is uncovered in traditional garb.


28 posted on 05/27/2005 6:48:39 PM PDT by mcg1969
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To: mcg1969; SengirV; Luigi Vasellini; AmishDude; MississippyMuddy; Chode; Duke Nukum; fso301; Nihao; ..
The sad part about this is that Indonesia, in some ways, would be the perfect place to demonstrate what an actual "moderate" Muslim-majority state looks like.

They had one of the most progressive heads of state, Aburahman Wahid, for a brief period, before he was forced out by his enemies under trumped up accusations of political corruption.

When he was the head of the NU-and a political dissident under the Suharto regime-he demonstrated the same leadership qualities that would later reflect his abbreviated tenure in office as the first truly democratically elected leader of that country.

Unfortunately, the current feckless leadership isn't willing to stand up to the apocalyptic Muslim radicals that have forced their way into the political system.

If they could treat these Salafi lunatics in the same manner as the Aceh separatists, then perhaps Indonesia might be a great country.

48 posted on 05/27/2005 9:03:21 PM PDT by Do not dub me shapka broham ("What in the world happened to Gerard's tag-line?")
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