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February 16, 2005
We Need More People Like This
They buried Mr. Hariri in Beirut.
All sects join in mourning
In a sign of Hariri’s popularity and his ability to reach across Lebanon’s often-volatile divisions, Sunni Muslim clerics, Druse leaders in white turbans and ordinary Lebanese Shiites and Christians all marched in the funeral. Hariri, credited with rebuilding post-civil war Lebanon, was a Sunni Arab.
Breaking with Islamic tradition, hundreds of weeping women waving white handkerchiefs joined men in the march.(emphasis mine)
In my humble opinion, there can never be enough 'breaking with Islamic tradition...'
Posted by tree hugging sister at February 16, 2005 12:22 PM