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:That might be the origin of the word [written before edit conflicts with Porthos and RobS], but in normal everyday use, it is the name of a religion, not a physical Earthly location.  I tried to make a similar change, but was beaten to it by Samwell.  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 22:57, 19 August 2007 (EDT)

:That might be the origin of the word [written before edit conflicts with Porthos and RobS], but in normal everyday use, it is the name of a religion, not a physical Earthly location.  I tried to make a similar change, but was beaten to it by Samwell.  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 22:57, 19 August 2007 (EDT)

::Modern [[nation state]]s, such as [[Saudi Arabia]], are entirely a Western Christian invention, probably dating from the time of Charlemagne's sons.  Islam does not recognize Western Christian ascendency over Islam, and indeed views dividing Islam up into nation states by the British, French, and other European Imperial powers, as the root cause of their problems.  Saudia Arabia is entirely a creation of Western Christendom; the Arabs refer to it as the Arabian Penninsula, really it proper name.  [[User:RobS|Rob Smith]] 23:03, 19 August 2007 (EDT)

::Modern [[nation state]]s, such as [[Saudi Arabia]], are entirely a Western Christian invention, probably dating from the time of Charlemagne's sons.  Islam does not recognize Western Christian ascendency over Islam, and indeed views dividing Islam up into nation states by the British, French, and other European Imperial powers, as the root cause of their problems.  Saudia Arabia is entirely a creation of Western Christendom; the Arabs refer to it as the Arabian Penninsula, really it proper name.  [[User:RobS|Rob Smith]] 23:03, 19 August 2007 (EDT)