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Hundreds die in sectarian violence in Nigeria
Toronto Star Jos is not alone in being shaken by religious violence. In July, an extremist group known as Boko Haram — translated as "Western education is sacrilege" … |
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No matter how we disagree about religious matters, we should always deal with one another courteously, politely, and with due respect. There should never be any suggestion of violence, or hint of violence, as this is the surest road to … Soldiers with machine guns patrolled the streets of Jos in the back of pickup trucks Wednesday, following days of religious violence between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria that killed more than 200 people. … But a BBC reporter in the region says the violence has now spread to Pankshin town, 100km (60 miles) from Jos. Rights groups say at least 200 people are believed to have died since Sunday. Jos has been blighted by religious violence … Scores die in Nigeria religious violence. January 20, 2010 by Roland Filed under News · Leave a Comment. Authorities have slapped a curfew on a city that has seen repeated violence between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, … While religious violence does happen in Nigeria, it normally has its roots in local issues, rather than influence from international extremist groups. It was reported armies with machine rifles patrolled the main roads of Jos in the … More than 25000 persons were displaced in the two days of violence. What began as outrage over suspected vote fraud in local elections quickly hit the religious fault line as angry Muslims took aim at Christian sites rather than at … Amid growing national and international condemnation, Najib has tried to downplay the religious violence as a “minor aberration”. His deputy Muhyiddin Yassin has also said the government would continue to appeal the High Court decision, … Soldiers with machine guns patrolled the streets of Jos and charred bodies lay in the streets Wednesday following days of religious violence between Christians. By Jon Gambrell (CP): JOS, Nigeria — Soldiers with machine-guns patrolled the streets of Jos and charred bodies lay in the streets Wednesday following days of religious violence between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria that … Jos has been blighted by religious violence over the past decade with deadly riots in 2001 and 2008. The city is in Nigeria’s volatile Middle Belt – between the mainly Muslim north and the south where the majority is Christian or follow … And the Amart still wants war Blog Note: Most Thai media have not broke this story. We will have to see if this will be censored. The following report is from Times on-line India was the highest ranked country in terms of businesses’ concern about political and security risk over the course of the l … What is the relation of the religious fundamentalism with the terrorism and the culture of violence? A series of recent events testifies that the global society finds itself more and more confronted with religious violence. Many researchers support that religious terrorism seldom constitutes simply … Once again, the catholics have their tunics in a bunch. Apparently a’progressive’ christian sect in New Zealand, St Matthew’s, decided to attract new members with a racy new billboard showing Mary and Joseph in bed with Mary a little ‘less than satisfied’ after a round of sex. The caption is quite t … The horrors of the Second World War shook the entire world! Besides thousands of precious lives lost, the world witnessed perhaps the most gruesome violation of human rights during the time. In a way the war was a wake up call for the entire world. In 1945, the founding member nations of the then ne … I thought this was a thought provoking article from Kerby Anderson, and I want to share it with you today: The New Atheists by Kerby Anderson For centuries there has been conflict and debate between atheists and Christianity. But the rise of what journalists are calling “The New Atheists” represents … Let us talk plainly about the weather. Global warming is a reality, and yet the issue is clouded by religious conservatism. To be precise, it is difficult to determine whether it is really greed or the religious right that stands so firmly behind free-market capitalism that is driving this chariot o … Peter Tatchell, the UK’s foremost rights activist, has used his Human Rights Day column in the Guardian to reiterate his call for a global human rights index. Tatchell points out that all 192 countries of the UN have signed on to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights but many, many fail to … What is a minaret? No its not a small hat that is placed on a 14 year old ballet dancer… It is an inseparable icon of the Islamic tradition and religion. And as of this month, they have been banned in the entire country of Switzerland. In a margin of victory of 57%, Swiss citizens expressed the fact … One of the most poignant stories in religiously motivated violence, at least in the consciousness of Americans, was the series of disastrous events of 9/11. In the wake of that event, several previously assumed privileges of United States citizens came under scrutiny and were subject to curtailment. … My mother recently told me that she feels sorry for agnostics. “It must be really difficult to never be convinced of anything,” She said. Naturally what she means is that she can’t possibly understand what it would be like to not have supernatural beliefs. I quoted Voltaire in response. “Doubt is un … |
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