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The origins of the Crusades in general and the First Crusade in particular have been widely debated by scholars and historians.

The Caucasus Mountains is a geographic region where four countries form the bounday between Europe and Asia - Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia.

Defying a government ban, Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV still shows controversial show Tomorrow's Pioneers, with its Mickey Mouse rip-off as host.

Iraq is the historic site of the fight for control of Islam between what is known today as the Sunnis and Shi'ites, the two major branches of the religion.