Islam's Latest Contributions to Peace "Mohammed is God's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one anothe

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The first week of the new year was a big one for the Religion of Peace. In Yemen, fundamentalists set fire to a hotel selling alcohol, killing two guests who had to jump from a balcony. al-Qaeda massacred 26 Syrians. Sunni bombers in Iraq sent nearly 100 Shia pilgrims to Allah over two days. And hardliners in Nigeria shot and hacked about 30 Christians to death in a series of attacks while shouting praises to Allah.

Islam's Latest Contributions to Peace "Mohammed is God's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another" Quran 48:29 2012.01.06 (Trinkot, Afghanistan) - Six children bleed to death following detonation of a Taliban bomb. 2012.01.06 (Baghdad, Iraq) - Two Shiite pilgrims are disassembled by Sunni bombers. 2012.01.06 (Damascus, Syria) - Twenty-six civilians are blown apart in a brutal al-Qaeda car bombing in a crowded area near a school. 2012.01.06 (Narathiwat, Thailand) - A female teacher is the target of an Islamic drive-by that kills her husband. 2012.01.05 (Gombe, Nigeria) - Muslim gunmen spray a church congregation with machine-gun fire, killing seven, including the pastor's wife. 2012.01.05 (Yala, Thailand) - Muslim gunmen murder a villager on his way to work at a plantation.