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There is also resistance to tackling the 11th century Crusades - where Christians fought Muslim armies for control of Jerusalem - because lessons often contradict what is taught in local mosques.

The findings have prompted claims that some schools are using history 'as a vehicle for promoting political correctness'.

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UN human rights council passes resolution opposing defamation of Islam

by Roland, the Gunslinger on Mon 02 Apr 2007 03:24 AM EDT

Islamic countries pushed through a resolution at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday urging a global prohibition on the public defamation of religion - a response largely to the furor last year over caricatures published in a Danish newspaper of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.

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Rise in radical Islam last straw for Lebanon's Christians

by Roland, the Gunslinger on Mon 02 Apr 2007 01:16 AM EDT

About 60,000 Christians have already left since last summer's war between Israel and Hezbollah. Many who remain fear that a violent showdown between rival Sunni and Shia factions is looming.

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Send Me to GITMO!

by Roland, the Gunslinger on Mon 02 Apr 2007 01:11 AM EDT

My quest for the perfect incarceration location was satisfied recently on a visit to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which truly rates an entry in the Michelin Guide to Correctional Facilities. I've informed my lawyer, family, close friends and associates that if I'm ever convicted, send me to GITMO!

"Why GITMO," you ask?

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