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Jordan's top court. (Brickbats).


Jordan's top court sentenced Muhammad Muhammad, prophet of Islam
Muhammad (məhăm`əd) [Arab.,=praised], 570?–632, the name of the Prophet of Islam, one of the great figures of history, b. Mecca.
 Mubaideen, Roman Haddad, and Nasser Qamash to two to six months in jail and shuttered shut·ter  
n.
1. One that shuts, as:
a. A hinged cover or screen for a window, usually fitted with louvers.

b.
 the newspaper they worked for. Their crime? Writing and publishing an article, drawn from religious and historical sources, on the sex life of Islam's founder. The court ruled that the article, which claimed Mohammed had the sexual energy of 40 men, libeled the prophet. Maybe they should have said he had the stamina Stamina
Staying power, endurance.

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 of 70 men.
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Author:Oliver, Charles
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Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:7JORD
Date:Jun 1, 2003
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