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The prohibition on making and viewing likenesses of people -- especially Mohammed, other prophets, and great Islamic rulers -- is deeply ingrained in the traditions of the conservative Sunni Muslims who comprise the overwhelming majority of adherents to Islam. (Full article: 900 words)
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