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'Settlers in their own country': Hausa/Fulani examined (allAfrica)
Fights over land are the real issues says one commentator
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Calls for Truth Commission over Jos (allAfrica)
Representatives in the Nigerian parliament pressed for the givernment to set up a truth and reconciliation commission to reconcile parties in Plateau state
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The New Buddhist Atheism (Guardian)
New book by British Buddhist who describes himself as an atheist wins praise for a thoughtful critique of the religion - from Christopher Hitchens
Read more >     :: 11/03/2010 ::
Australian Saint provokes debate (ENI)
Protestants in Oz are weighing in over the proposed canonisation of Mary MacKillop, though how far this debate is actually setting the country's media on fire is er, debatable
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Leading moderate Muslim cleric dies (Guardian)
Obituary of Sheikh Mohammed Tantawi - a leading Muslim cleric and advocate of dialogue between religions and cultures
Read more >     :: 11/03/2010 ::
United Nations seeks $59 million for refugees in Congo (Reuters)
The United Nations is asking rich nations to help raise $59 million to support refugees who have fled clashes in the cobalt-rich Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read more >     :: 10/03/2010 ::
Five killed in attack on aid agency in Pakistan (BBC)
Unidentified gunmen have attacked the office of World Vision in Pakistan, killing up to five people, the police said.
Read more >     :: 10/03/2010 ::
Orthodox Anglicans challenge bishop on homosexuality views (Christian Today)
An orthodox Anglican group has voiced concern after the Bishop of Liverpool called upon the Church of England and the Anglican Communion to allow a variety of ethical views on homosexuality.
Read more >     :: 10/03/2010 ::
”Ad personam" law excludes Aung San Suu Kyi from 2010 elections (AsiaNews)
The Burmese military junta has promulgated a law that excludes Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the democratic opposition, from the upcoming elections.
Read more >     :: 10/03/2010 ::
Morocco clamps down on foreign Christians (MNN)
Christians around the world are puzzled by sudden recent anti-Christian activities in Morocco. Two years ago Morocco would have been called a tolerant Muslim country, but not anymore.
Read more >     :: 10/03/2010 ::
Jos massacre: 387 bodies given mass burial (allAfrica)
Remembering the heartbreaking human cost of Nigeria's seemingly unending cycle of violence and retribution
Read more >     :: 09/03/2010 ::
Nigeria told to take action after Jos killings (Guardian)
Human rights groups press for action and prosecution of perpetrators of latest massacres
Read more >     :: 09/03/2010 ::
US missionary released on Haiti kidnap charge (Guardian)
Latest on the controversy of Baptist missionaries supposedly trying to take Haitian children out of the country
Read more >     :: 09/03/2010 ::
"Face to face with Satan in Jos"
While we're not sure about The Times's report on the Jos massacre at the weekend, Ruth Geldhill has more from Archbishop Kwashi
Read more >     :: 09/03/2010 ::
US TV personality tells Christian viewers "social justice = Nazism"
It's a scary world... Fox 'News' personality tells viewers to leave churches with a commitment to "social justice"
Read more >     :: 09/03/2010 ::
Afghan conflict masks preventable child deaths (Reuters)
The world is ignoring the daily deaths of more than 850 Afghan children from treatable diseases like diarrhoea and pneumonia, focusing on fighting the insurgency rather than providing humanitarian relief, Save the Children said on Wednesday...
Read more >     :: 05/03/2010 ::
Chile quake reconstruction 'to take up to four years' (BBC)
Chile's reconstruction will take "three to four years" as the country recovers from the earthquake that killed some 800 people, its president has said.
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Muslim scholar demolishes religious justifications for terror and violence (Ekklesia)
"Violence is violence. It has no place in Islamic teaching", says a leading Muslim scholar in a fatwa, an extended religiously-based argument, directed at those who justify hatred and terror in the name of faith.
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Lenten prayers from around the world - Colombia (MCC)
The strong tradition of Colombia’s Anabaptist community is that prayer comes from the heart at the time.
Read more >     :: 05/03/2010 ::
Iranian pastor has visible marks of torture, says Wife (Christian Post)
Intelligence officials told her that her husband is “awaiting his trial and his death sentence,” reported FCNN on Thursday. Issavi is accused of converting Muslims to Christianity and performing their baptisms.
Read more >     :: 05/03/2010 ::
Archbishop celebrates uniqueness of Christ (Christian Today)
Simple and profound address by the Archbishop of Canterbury on the uniqueness of Christ and how that can help dialogue with other faiths.
Read more >     :: 04/03/2010 ::
Orissa victims' lives still marred says Archbishop (AICC)
Many displaced by 2008 violence still live in makeshift shanties and have had no compensation, says Indian Archbishop
Read more >     :: 04/03/2010 ::
A synagogue in Cairo
Look at the 'secret' restoration of a Jewsih part of Egypt's heritage
Read more >     :: 04/03/2010 ::
Philippines bishops warn against govt condom campaign (CNA)
"Condoms create false sense of security" say Catholic bishops in the Philippines as its government launches a campaign to promote their use in the fight against AIDS
Read more >     :: 04/03/2010 ::
Christian believers brutally attacked by Hindu radicals in India (ANS)
Two Christian believers in Karwar were brutally attacked recently. They suffered severe head injuries and broken limbs in the assault.
Read more >     :: 03/03/2010 ::
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