ISIS destroys ancient statues, shrines and artifacts

[valentinianvictor]

ISIS forces are actively destroying anything they consider to be heretical to Islam within their sphere of influence.

This is just the tip of the iceburg-

http://www.aina.org/news/20140517025551.htm

[Jim Webster]

I hate to say it but it's probably inevitable.
I think we're about 1400 in the Islamic calendar. Compare with attitudes in Europe in 1400

Jim

[Imperial Dave]

crikey, if you think in terms of the "enlightened" Byzantine empire, they went through several bloody episodes of iconoclasm!