Naji's Taliban phase: the making and unmaking of a holy warrior
Article Abstract:
The story of Naji, and ethnic Tajik who fought for a while with the largely Pashtun Taliban, and his recruitment by the mostly Tajik Northern Alliance through the mediation of Ali, is presented. Ethnic loyalties compete with calls to impose stringent interpretations of Islam in Afghanistan.
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
Afghanistan, Demographic aspects, Ethnology, Taliban, Cultural anthropology, Northern Alliance (Afghanistan)
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Playing at war
Article Abstract:
The role that young boys are playing in the latest Palestinian uprising in the Gaza Strip is analyzed. The events of a confrontation between the boys and Israeli soldiers are described.
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
Israel, Cover Story, Demonstrations and protests, Child soldiers, Palestinian Arabs, Gaza Strip
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2000
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Subjects list: Military aspects
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