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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn’t the only one in his country who’s started a blog. Iranian clerics have hopped on the bandwagon too. The holy city of Qom has established an office of religious weblog expansion, which is teaching courses to ayatollahs, seminary students, and others on how to spread their messages through the internet. ...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn't the only one in his country who's started a blog. Iranian clerics have hopped on the bandwagon too. The holy city of Qom has established an office of religious weblog expansion, which is teaching courses to ayatollahs, seminary students, and others on how to spread their messages through the internet. What's next: Proselytizing presentations on YouTube?
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