61. Leaders have also aggressively courted the help of Islamic countries, like Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Afghanistan, in rebuilding the region, which is predominantly Muslim. 62. McAvoy said she was disturbed by the attitude of fundamentalist Islamic countries toward women and by positions taken by her own church. 63. Much of the concern has focused on the influence, in Chechnya and beyond, of money and ideology from Islamic countries. 64. Now, as the West scrambles to make peace stick in Bosnia, the Islamic countries are poised to intervene. 65. Other Islamic countries like Iran have simply outlawed the dishes, mounting raids to confiscate black-market equipment. 66. Other Islamic countries, notably Pakistan, the Gulf states and Egypt, have not erupted in popular fury against the West. 67. Our country is an Islamic country and the religious parties are very strong and they may create restlessness. 68. Party leader Necmettin Erbakan said that the party opposes borrowing from the west and supports increased economic relations with Islamic countries. 69. Public sentiment in Islamic countries could have profound implications for American national security. 70. Roughly stated, Clinton explained that if the Israelis could not accept exclusive Palestinian sovereignty, they would not accept the sovereignty of a group of Islamic countries. |