1. Islamic countries put particular pressure on the FRY to halt the attacks on the Bosnian Moslems. 2. Although many moderate Islamic countries have made some attempt to modernize family law, traditional practices including early marriage prevail. 3. An international consortium, including the United States and Islamic countries, would pay for the training. 4. And tourists from places like Germany and Japan spend more than twice as much money as devout pilgrims from other Islamic countries. 5. Any move would be highly sensitive, especially because several Islamic countries, including Iran, are lining up to replace nations that pull out. 6. Arab allies could draw the line at U.S. attacks on fellow Arab and Islamic countries, or on allowing the use of local air bases for U.S. bombing runs. 7. Another theory has a crank in the defense community trying to incite war against Iraq or other Islamic countries. 8. As the American effort stalls, Iran has moved to fill the breach, calling on Islamic countries to step in and build up the Bosnian army. 9. Aside from Islamic countries, it has fewer female politicians, businessmen, and prominent figures than almost any other nation in the world. 10. At that point, Christians and Jews in Islamic countries suddenly had a business advantage. |