Violence in Middle East; "In Spite of Its Majestic Record, No Arab State Was Ever Again to Provide Unity for Islam after the 10th Century.Arab Unity Was to Remain Only a Dream." - J.M. Roberts, History of the World

Byline: HECTOR R.R. VILLANUEVA

AS renowned British historian, J.M. Roberts recounted, "The Abbasids were a violent lot....In 750 AD the new caliph, Abu-al-Abbos, "shedder of blood," defeated and executed the last Ummayad caliph....A dinner party was held for the defeated males of Ummayad, but the guests were murdered before the first course which was then served to their hosts."

Middle East history is so replete with violence, religious strifes, invasions, political rivalries, and revolutions that Muslim sensitivities today to opinions, cartoons, and inadvertent comments are overreactions and exaggerated outrage.

For these reasons, Pope Benedict XVI has no …

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Publication information: Article title: Violence in Middle East; "In Spite of Its Majestic Record, No Arab State Was Ever Again to Provide Unity for Islam after the 10th Century.Arab Unity Was to Remain Only a Dream." - J.M. Roberts, History of the World. Contributors: Not available. Newspaper title: Manila Bulletin. Publication date: September 19, 2006. Page number: Not available. © 2009 Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. COPYRIGHT 2006 Gale Group.

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