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An estimated 850,000 - 950,000 persons in the USA are living with HIV virus... more>>>
 
 
Africa

Updated: March 30, 2005 10:59 PM

 
Zimbabwe Archbishop Calls for “non-violent popular uprising”
"I hope that people get so disillusioned that they really organise against this government and kick him [President Mugabe] out by a non-violent, popular mass uprising", said Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube....more>>>
 
Somali cleric warns of a Holy War if foreign peacekeepers are deployed
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys who denies that any terror groups operate in Somalia, said it would be the religious duty of all Somalis to fight any peacekeeping force...more>>>
 
Political and religious tempers turn violent in Zanzibar
Zanzibar - Political violence flared up in Zanzibar, with mobs attacking political opposition members' offices and homes, leaving at least 17 people injured, as the island prepares for elections later this year. Politics in Zanzibar also have a religious dimension. The ruling party is based on the largely Christian mainland Tanzania, while the Zanzibar-based Civic United Front is largely Muslim. More than 90 percent of Zanzibaris are Muslim... more>>>
 
Nigerian Christians arm themselves, ready for more attacks by Muslim militants
February 28, 2005, ABIDJAN, Nigeria - Christian communities in northeastern Nigeria are bracing for new attacks by groups of Islamic radicals, who call themselves the Taleban. The United Nations recently warned that the al-Qaida terrorist group is operating training bases in poorly-policed areas of Africa, including Nigeria... more>>>
 
 

 

Short Report: Arab Christians and the state of Christian-Muslim dialogue in the Middle East...more>>>
The Post Oil Age, a look at what life will be like in the "bike Lane" when the cheap gas runs out...more>>>
 
 

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