Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Book Burners of Hamas: "The Hamas-led Education Ministry has banned from schools an anthology of Palestinian folk tales, one of which refers to sexual awakening, drawing fire from the book's editor and some educators. Critics said the order, issued without fanfare a month ago, was the first direct sign Hamas Islamists were trying to impose their religious views on Palestinian society since taking control of the government in March 2006."