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Lion Tamers Are Tax Deductible (Or, Ramzan Kadyrov’s Gross Income)
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![Kadyrov’s ‘Chechen Sufism’ Accommodates Christmas Trees, ‘Holy Water’
There can be little doubt that Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov sees himself — and craves recognition — not just as a secular political leader, but as the head of a national-religious community.
A classic example of Kadyrov’s idiosyncratic approach is the way he has sought to exploit his acquisition last summer of a chalice allegedly owned by the Prophet Muhammad and two rugs that temporarily covered his grave…[READ MORE]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxxrj9SF4s1qkgi6go1_500.jpg)
Kadyrov’s ‘Chechen Sufism’ Accommodates Christmas Trees, ‘Holy Water’
There can be little doubt that Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov sees himself — and craves recognition — not just as a secular political leader, but as the head of a national-religious community.
A classic example of Kadyrov’s idiosyncratic approach is the way he has sought to exploit his acquisition last summer of a chalice allegedly owned by the Prophet Muhammad and two rugs that temporarily covered his grave…[READ MORE]
