how is it the fault of religion? The troubles in the MEast are over land and power --the usual reason for war.. Differences over religion are usually the 'lever' used to motivate the troops. Moreso in the past. Nowadays, it's more likely to be differences in political ideology --eg capitalism vs communism.
This furthy of "religion is the CAUSE of worlds troubles' has a long history. The conflict in Northern Ireland was typically presented as such when in fact it was over land and power: the indigenous Irish (typically catholic, typically marginalised) were in civil war with the more recently arrived (400 years ago) protestant overlords.
