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A prominent Tajik cleric and politician has accused the country's education officials of misinterpreting many historical facts about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad in Tajik schoolbooks. In an open letter to the Ministry of Education and numerous media interviews, Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda has said that the textbooks' authors have taken an "unprofessional, irrational, and sometimes insulting and offensive stance" toward Islam and Islamic values. Turajonzoda, who is a member of Tajikistan's upper house of parliament, said the textbooks portray the Prophet Muhammad as a creator of a new religion -- not as the messenger of God -- and suggest that...

According to Wikipedia, on today's date, June 8, in the year 632, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon his name, of course), and of course Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died today. Coincidence? I just sort of found it interesting. I do not know if that June 8, 632 date is the Julian Calendar, or adjusted to the Gregorian Calendar, or whatever heck calendar you feel like using. Comments? In case anyone was wondering, I was being Stephen Colbert tongue in cheek about the whole peace be upon him stuff. You have to tiptoe a fine line when you're talking...