It’s Christmas but once again the festive season is marred by violence in the name of religion. The growth of extremism in many countries has made religion a factor in all manner of conflict and this although peace is one of the main tenets of all faiths. Some observers now talk of a new era of religious war.<br /><br />Our guests:<br />Beatrice Gründler - is head of the department of Semitic and Arabic Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin. <br /> <br />Daniel Dagan – is an Israeli journalist who was born in Cairo and grew up in France and on an Israeli kibbutz. <br /> <br />Michael Lüders – political adviser, publicist and author on middle eastern issues.<br /><br />More Quadriga at: http://www.dw.de/program/quadriga/s-7296-9798<br /><br />What do you think? Write to: quadriga@dw.de
