What a fascinating thing it is to see Education defeated by ignorance. One would have thought that the whole purpose of sending Czech kids (or any kids) to school was to put ignorance in the seat at the back of the room, wearing an appropriate ‘dunce’s cap.’ Alas, it is not so. Learning and knowledge has been defeated here, not by the kids or teachers unwilling to advance what is known in the world and not even by the Czech Minister of Education—it’s been flushed down the school-toilet by parents. Let me set the scene. Daniela Lazarove, writing for Radio.cz, September 12, 2012: “A project aimed at presenting the history and culture of Islam to Czech students in view of