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Muslim Leaders Condemn ‘Disgraceful’ Olympics Scene: It ‘Offended Us As Much As Them’

Eurasia Review Tuesday, 30 July 2024 ()
By Kate Quiñones

Top government officials in Iran and Turkey, along with other Muslim religious figures, are speaking out against the drag-queen-led parody of the Last Supper at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony that shocked Christians and others across the world.

The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...
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Ali Khamenei Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989

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The Last Supper (Leonardo) The Last Supper (Leonardo) Mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci, 1490s


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