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Within Islam, the Prophet Muhammad is highly respected and revered. Even mentioning his name requires Muslims to follow it with an honorific like “peace be upon him.” He was also given prestigious titles, such as apostle, messenger, prophet, and warner. The popularity of the name Muhammad for baby boys also demonstrates the respect Muslims have for him. Muhammad has been a common name for boys in Muslim countries for centuries and is becoming increasingly popular in Western countries that have become infested with large Muslim populations. But then, who wouldn’t want to name their child after a serial rapist (see...

Against the background of the talk of "never again" and while the people of Israel commemorate Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day and the memory of the millions of murdered, tonight (Wednesday) hundreds of Arabs called for the massacre of Jews. The Arabs chanted "Khaybar Khaybar Ya Yahud" and "Muhammad's army will return" and waved PLO flags on the Temple Mount. The police are preparing with large forces to prevent riots and terrorist incidents, against the background of the arrival of tens of thousands of Arabs this evening in Jerusalem in order to mark Lil al-Qedar, in which the Muslims believe...

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A foreigner's lot is often not a happy one, as even the most earnest do-gooders learn to their mortification (if not execution). The price of an innocent faux pas can be your head. Gillian Gibbons, the English schoolteacher in Sudan who allowed her pupils to call the class teddy bear "Muhammad," is the latest example. She was pardoned by the Sudanese president yesterday and flew home to Liverpool, where she will be safe if she watches her back. You can name a terrorist Muhammad, but not a teddy bear. Not everybody is as devout as the pious radicals of "the...