These fears have helped raise the popularity of the ultranationalistic Kurdish ideology of the P.Y.D., said Omar Hossino, a Syrian-American researcher in Washington.
Raising the popularity of gaming in Germany to the levels seen in America and Britain could increase sales of games software by $2 billion a year.
In 2004, the then-president of Fifa suggested that more revealing uniforms would "promote a more female aesthetic" and raise the popularity of women's soccer.
The Japanese are the leaders at making smaller, fuel-efficient cars in their home factories — and that is paying off at a moment when $3-a-gallon 3-a-gallon 3-a-gallonhe popularity of such cars here.
The rise of the digital camera, able to take tremendous photographs relatively easily, and its proliferation through smart phones, has also played a role in raising the popularity of "butterflying" – as the hobby has long been known – along with increasing car ownership, he said.
But the trend began to reverse with the rise of locally raised meat, and the popularity of so-called off-cuts.
But some officials in the region cast this most recent episode as part of a political plot to influence the June 14 presidential election or to lower voter turnout as a way to raise doubts about the popularity of Iran's leaders.
