The wild frontier; Pakistan.(Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province)

The Economist (US) | April 12, 2003 | Copyright

Muslim fundamentalists become acquainted with the realities of exercising power

THE usually bustling bazaars of Peshawar's old city were eerily quiet on April 8th. Most shops were shut, in observance of a national traders' strike called in protest at the war in Iraq. Shopkeepers hoisted black flags and joined rallies. This was the latest of many demonstrations since the war began. On Fridays, after prayers, groups of white-robed, bearded men, disgorged from the mosques, take to the streets to call for death to George Bush. On March 30th, an estimated 200,000 people ...

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