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 ::the scale of the incident obviously matters. an incident, which directly affected the lives of thousands of others, that was covered in every media outlet in the world (not to mention large numbers of articles focused solely on this individual and his history), is not comparable to an allegation of forced conversion upon someone who is otherwise non-notable and only mentioned in the context of this political mudslinging. as said, this allegation is not the defining factor of al-Sayegh's life.  "