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Arab World: Reactions to the Swiss Ban on Minarets
- You know as well as I do what you want me to say. I won't.
There is no reason to fear Islam...
- Jillian, I suggest you read my comments again. I have not accused anybody of anything. I wouldn...
- Webster, your implication is that Muslim countries are not highly evolved (or as linguistically...
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