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| Sep. 30 |
Somalia |
Insurgents want to raze churches| Islamists began demolishing an old Roman Catholic church to replace it with a mosque. Insurgents vowed to do the same with all other n... | |
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| Apr.22 |
Zimbabwe |
Churches: Stop the murder, torture The coalition of Christian churches have called for international help to stop the political and humanitarian crisis
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| Feb.26 |
Sudan |
Sudan says Danish products banned Sudan has enacted a ban on Danish imports in reaction to the reprinting of a cartoon that satirizes Prophet Muhammad
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| Dec.29 |
Egypt |
Gaza pilgrims stranded in Red Sea Egypt is insisting that they must re-enter Gaza through Aouja. 2,000 Palestinians returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca are stranded on 2 boa...
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| Nov.30 |
Sudan |
Protesters: Execute teacher  | Hundreds brandishing ceremonial swords and sticks gathered outside presidential palace to vent their anger against Gillian Gibbons, 54 | |
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| Nov.28 |
Sudan |
Teacher charged over teddy row A British teacher Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been charged with insulting religion, inciting hatred and showing contempt for religious beliefs
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| Sep.11 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe critic quits as archbishop Bishop Ncube has resigned as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bulawayo, after an adultery scandal
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| Nov.2 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria gets new Islamic leader A new Sultan of Sokoto, Colonel Muhammadu Sada Abubakar, 53, has been announced
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| Sep.14 |
Arab Countries |
Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
| In his speech at the University of Regensburg, Benedict quoted criticism of Islam by Byzantine Emperor,
who wrote that everything Mohammad brought was evil
, 'such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'
Muslim Brotherhood called on Islamic countries to threaten to break off relations with the Vatican.
And a top Turkey religious figure suggested the pope should reconsider a trip to Turkey.
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| Aug.31 |
Tanzania |
Muslim leader: Ban Freddie Mercury party A huge beach party to honor late Queen frontman must be stopped because the Zanzibar-born rock star was gay
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| Mar.4 |
Arab Countries |
al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons| In a videotape broadcast, Osama bin Laden's No. 2 condemned published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed | |
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| Dec.29 |
Arab Countries |
Row deepens over Danish cartoons| Arab foreign ministers have condemned the failing to act against a newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet | |
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| Oct.21 |
Egypt |
3 killed in church riot 5,000 marched on St George's churcha protesting against a play accused of offending Islam
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| Nov.3 |
Nigeria |
African Church anger over gay bishop Leaders of the Anglican Church in Africa have condemned the appointment of Robinson , the first gay Anglican bishop
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| Jul.2 |
Algeria |
Islamist leaders freed The top 2 leaders of the outlawed Islamic Salvation Front have been freed from custody after serving their 12-year
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| Dec.6 |
Nigeria |
State stands firm on Sharia 'Whoever insults any prophet, that person is to be executed,' said Zamfara state commissioner
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| Nov.26 |
Nigeria |
Miss World reporter faces fatwa Nigerian state issued an Islamic fatwa that calls for the death of a journalist who wrote an article that sparked riots
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| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
Miss World leaves Nigeria for London Organizers of the pageant will move the pageant in the wake of violent pageant-related protests
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| Nov.6 |
Arab Countries |
Ramadan overshadowed by war threat Muslims have begun fasting, with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the possibility of a war against Iraq casting a shadow
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| Sep.29 |
Morocco |
Islamic party doubles seats in parliament The Justice and Development Party favors making women wear veils, banning alcohol and amputating thieves' hands
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| Mar.21 |
Nigeria |
Sharia punishments condemned The government has declared that the strict implementation of Sharia law is illegal under the constitution
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