German minister says schools should teach Islam


	German minister says schools should teach Islam

arifsali

3-13-2008 10:52 PM

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Offering Islam in schools will be "a very, very considerable contribution to integration and peaceful coexistence," said Bekir Alboga, a spokesman for the Muslim participants.

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3-17-2008 7:49 PM

masbury

Ignorance certainly won't help. Hasn't yet!

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