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IS to cast long shadow over Iraqi civilians

February 17, 2017 Iraq Anbar, Fallujah, Iraq, Islamic State, Mosul

Violence and deep division will continue to imperil Iraqi civilians long after Islamic State (IS) is driven out from the territory it captured, according to a lengthy dispatch from the devastated Iraqi city of Fallujah. After The Caliphate, published on BuzzFeed, quotes a senior official in Fallujah, Taleb al-Hosnawi, warning that . . . Read More

Thai Buddhist calls for action against nationalism

February 17, 2017 Bodu Bala Sena, Buddhist nationalism, Ma Ba Tha, Myanmar, Rohingya, Sri Lanka, Thailand

A Thai Buddhist has called for Buddhist-majority countries like Thailand to halt the rise of nationalism, intolerance and hate speech. “It’s very dangerous, much more dangerous than weapons,” said Sulak Sivaraksa during a recent panel discussion on the Channel NewsAsia programme Between The Lines. As World Watch Monitor reported in . . . Read More

‘Hindus never convert people’, says Indian MP

February 16, 2017 India Converts, Ghar Wapsi, Hindu nationalism, India, Minorities, Vishva Hindu Parishad

The Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs has claimed the Hindu population in India is decreasing because “Hindus never convert people”. Kiren Rijiju, tweeting on 13 February, also wrote that “minorities are flourishing”. Hindu population is reducing in India because Hindus never convert people. Minorities in India are flourishing . . . Read More

Ahok wins vote, but not enough for re-election

February 16, 2017 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Indonesia, Jakarta

Jakarta’s Christian governor recorded the most votes in the Indonesian capital’s gubernatorial elections yesterday (15 February), but failed to achieve the 50% necessary to secure his re-election. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (better known as “Ahok”) recorded 43% of the votes, around 3% more than his closest rival, Anies Baswedan. Voters will . . . Read More

Another Copt killed ‘by Islamic State’ in Sinai

February 16, 2017 Egypt Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, Copts, Egypt, El-Arish, Islamic extremism, Islamic State, Sinai

A Coptic Christian teacher has been killed in the city of El-Arish in Egypt’s North Sinai province, four days after the murder of a Coptic vet. Gamal Tawfiq, 50, was gunned down on his way to school this morning (16 Feb), reports AP. His murder follows that of Bahgat Zakhar . . . Read More

Middle East faith & money toxic for Horn of Africa

February 15, 2017 Africa, Al-Shabaab, Arabian Peninsula, East Africa, Eritrea, Houthis, Islamic extremism, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sufi, United Arab Emirates, Wahhabism, Yemen

There’s a long-standing connection between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, shaped by trade and faith. Former BBC Africa Editor Martin Plaut explores this relationship, which has caused increased tensions between and within the countries in the Horn, and which has affected the Christians there badly. Over centuries, . . . Read More

‘Coptic’ vet assassinated ‘by IS affiliates’

February 15, 2017 Egypt Copts, Egypt, El-Arish, Islamic State, Sinai

A vet believed to be a Coptic Christian was shot dead in Egypt’s increasingly lawless North Sinai province, according to reports. The state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported that the man was Coptic and came under heavy fire from unknown assailants as he left his clinic in a suburb of North Sinai’s . . . Read More

Turkmenistan President’s reelection ‘guaranteed’

February 15, 2017 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Russian Orthodox Church, Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov secured a third term in office this week by winning a landslide election victory. As RFE/RL reports, “Berdymukhammedov maintains strict control over all aspects of society and was all but guaranteed to defeat the other eight candidates, who were widely seen as window dressing for the . . . Read More

China expels South Korean missionaries

February 14, 2017 South Korea China, Kim Jong-Un, North Korea, South Korea, USA

Thirty-two South Korean missionaries were expelled from China’s border region with North Korea last month, reports The Guardian. The 32 were based in China’s north-eastern Yanji region and many of them had worked there for more than a decade, South Korean media have reported. South Korea’s foreign ministry says it has . . . Read More

‘I’d prefer if my leader is a Muslim’

February 13, 2017 Indonesia Ahok, Blasphemy, Indonesia, Islamic Defenders Front, Islamic extremism, Jakarta, Joko Widodo, Sharia

Tens of thousands of Muslims have taken to the streets of Jakarta in recent days in an attempt to persuade Indonesians not to re-elect the capital city’s Christian governor, who stands accused of blasphemy. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (better known as “Ahok”) is accused of “misusing” a Qur’anic verse (which, some . . . Read More

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Catching Our Eye

Catching Our Eye

IS to cast long shadow over Iraqi civilians

Thai Buddhist calls for action against nationalism

‘Hindus never convert people’, says Indian MP

Ahok wins vote, but not enough for re-election

Another Copt killed ‘by Islamic State’ in Sinai

Middle East faith & money toxic for Horn of Africa

‘Coptic’ vet assassinated ‘by IS affiliates’

Turkmenistan President’s reelection ‘guaranteed’

China expels South Korean missionaries

‘I’d prefer if my leader is a Muslim’

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