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Well the Persians at that was not Muslim.. I'm not sure which religion they where at the time..


68 posted on 02/11/2007 10:21:45 AM PST by KevinDavis (“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual ways of preserving peace” – George Washington)
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To: KevinDavis
Well the Persians at that was not Muslim.. I'm not sure which religion they where at the time..

Well, I think it gets into the Persian vs Arab thing (look into Iran's stance on changing the Persian Gulf to the Arab Gulf or whatever, you'll find a lot of hostility between Iran and the Arabs).

There were in fact Jews living in Persia at that time - quite a few. I want to say that the Persian leader depicted in '300' was married to a Jew. but I do know there was a Jewish presence back then.
71 posted on 02/13/2007 7:53:52 AM PST by af_vet_rr
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The Persians of the time were probably Zoroastrians, today's Parsees, although there is a lot of argument about the exact time this religion got going.


75 posted on 02/13/2007 9:32:15 AM PST by Sherman Logan (Recognition of one's ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.)
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