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Gaddafi hires 200 young Italian women – to convert them to Islam | Muammar Gaddafi | The Guardian

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Libyan leader goes to hostess agency to find audience for religious lecture in Rome

When the hostess agency put out the call for attractive, well-dressed women, under the age of 35 and over 1.7 metres (5ft 7in) tall, it was inundated with responses from hundreds of Roman women. Most seemed to think they would be bringing a little glamour to a gala dinner with the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi. Instead, they found themselves being lectured by him for two hours on the role of women and invited to convert to Islam. "We were at least expecting a snack", grumbled Silvia Figliozzi afterwards. An engineering graduate, Figliozzi was among more than 100 young Italian women who…

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