Quirky news from around the regionby TOL staff Turkmenbashi 1, God 0 In an effort to curb the growth of personality cults other than his own, Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov, a.k.a Turkmenbashi, has threatened to ban the sale of the Bible throughout the country, Keston News Agency reported on 20 June. The Koran, as well as Turkmenbashi’s own self-promoting manifesto, […]
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