Islam gains strength in Asian strongholds

Charleston Gazette | August 20, 2000| | Copyright

In a small city deep in northern Afghanistan, the world's harshest brand of Islam meted out justice four months ago: Turbaned religious leaders found a woman guilty of adultery - then battered her with stones until she was dead. Thousands of miles across the Asian continent, the globe's most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia, lives under a very different Islam. There, muezzin call the faithful to evening prayers while throngs of the young head to discos for nights of drink and dance.

To the north, in the Philippines, Islam means rebellion. Guerrillas armed with assault rifles and grenades ...

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