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Sufis, Iranian police clash in holy city (Protests and Riots for 2 nights in Qom)
IranMania.com ^
| February 14, 2006
Posted on 02/14/2006 2:44:46 PM PST by nuconvert
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No one is reporting this story.
This is a crackdown on the Sufi sect.
The Sufis protested and riots have broken out for 2 nights. The regime has ordered martial law for the city of Qom.
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:44:49 PM PST
by
nuconvert
To: nuconvert
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:45:06 PM PST
by
nuconvert
([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: nuconvert; butternut_squash_bisque
I think I know why ALL thier cities are Holy Cities
they shootem up
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:47:20 PM PST
by
sure_fine
(*not one to over kill the thought process*)
To: nuconvert
The strange thing is that all these riots look alike no matter what the protest.
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:47:23 PM PST
by
duckman
(I refuse to use a tag line...I mean it.)
To: nuconvert
God they like to jump up and down and light things on fire. When do they find time to work and contribute to human civilization?...er...nevermind.
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:48:20 PM PST
by
samadams2000
(Remember our Founding Fathers were REAL men- Unlike today's Rinos)
To: nuconvert
Shiite Muslim holy city of Qom
Have you noticed that the MSM always addresses these cities as holy???
In other news, the holy city of Mecca was leveled to the ground
To: sure_fine
Yes, Qom, the 89th most holy city of Shia Islam! Visit beautiful Qom on your next vacation! Are you Kafir? Don't worry, we're a Religion of Peace(TM)!
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:49:01 PM PST
by
Cyclopean Squid
(History is a work in progress)
To: nuconvert
Sufis are generally very peaceful and nonviolent.
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:50:18 PM PST
by
conserv13
To: samadams2000
In case you haven't heard, we want them to "jump up and down and light things on fire", if it's to protest against the regime.
These sufis are being descriminated against and they are demonstrating against the regime for the right to practice their religion.
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:53:19 PM PST
by
nuconvert
([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: conserv13
Sufis are generally very peaceful and nonviolent. I have never heard of Sufi terrorists. I think we should support these guys against the Iranian mullahs.
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:55:24 PM PST
by
usurper
(Spelling or grammatical errors in this post can be attributed to the LA City School System)
To: conserv13
"Sufis are generally very peaceful and nonviolent."
Sufi got game now...who got da badder jihad mojo!
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:56:32 PM PST
by
tflabo
(Take authority that's ours)
To: conserv13
Sufis are generally very peaceful and nonviolent. There might be a sufi in Iran at present, but there aren't 50 in the whole ME.
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:56:45 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: nuconvert
The Sufis are in the unenviable position of being thoroughly despised (and occasionally massacred) by both the Sunni Wahhabis and the Shi'ite extremists as well. It does not surprise me in the least that someone in a theological orbit as eccentric as Ahmadinejad would find them intolerable. I wish them luck - they're going to need it.
To: usurper
we should support these guys against the Iranian mullahs We can't support them, and we can't support them against the mullahs.
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posted on
02/14/2006 2:59:11 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: nuconvert
How many Sufis in Qom are there? Are we talking a small population or lots and lots of people?
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posted on
02/14/2006 3:06:12 PM PST
by
Owl558
(Pardon my spelling)
To: Cyclopean Squid
Qom has been a center of Shi'ite Islam since the 8th century and became a place of pilgrimage in the 17th century.
It is the location of the largest theological university in Iran.
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posted on
02/14/2006 3:07:02 PM PST
by
nuconvert
([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: Owl558
How many Sufis in Qom are there? There is one now and then. Maybe one now. The rest are students.
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posted on
02/14/2006 3:12:51 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: nuconvert
I know, its all so comical. I guess even the good ones arent against a good stoning and looting now and again. huh? Why dont they behave like men and overthrow their government?
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posted on
02/14/2006 3:12:54 PM PST
by
samadams2000
(Remember our Founding Fathers were REAL men- Unlike today's Rinos)
To: Owl558
I don't know. I'll guess anywhere from 200 thousand to 1 million.
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posted on
02/14/2006 3:16:31 PM PST
by
nuconvert
([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
To: Owl558
Sorry. That number I gave was for all of Iran, not just Qom.
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posted on
02/14/2006 3:22:02 PM PST
by
nuconvert
([there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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