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obscurantism

(n): a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
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8 months ago bilby said:

"All of this has occurred with the blessing of government officials. These officials have implemented policies of obscurantism and opposition to reform. Among the Ulema, those who refused to be co-opted or corrupted have been isolated." - letter to King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Usamah bin Muhammad bin Ladin, 1994.

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