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Violence against Muslims

  • InquisitionIn 12th-century France, the Catholic Church launched a judicial procedure to combat heresy among groups like the Cathars and Waldensians.
  • ChetniksThe word Chetnik first appeared in the mid-18th century to describe members of army and police units. Some scholars trace its roots to the Turkish word çete…
  • Spanish InquisitionIn 1478, Pope Sixtus IV issued a papal bull authorizing the creation of the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition.