Posts tagged Christchurch
Muslim leader Yahya Cholil Staquf: Need to address 'problematic elements of Islamic orthodoxy' after Christchurch attack
Muslim leader Yahya Cholil Staquf: Need to address 'problematic elements of Islamic orthodoxy' after Christchurch attack

There has been little real learning from the New Zealand mosque attack that could shape what we do in the future. However, on Mar. 24, there was a remarkable article in the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph that suggests at least one way forward.

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Religion, Middle East, North America, Asia, Oceania, OpinionPaul MarshallPaul Marshall, Pak Yahya, Indonesia, Indonesian Muslims, Muslims, Christchurch, New Zealand, mosque attack, ISIS, Islamist extremism, Brenton Tarrant, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, secondary feature, Islam
After New Zealand mosque attacks: what are religious persecution levels around the world?

(COMMENTARY) Religious persecution of Christians is more than at any other time in modern history, while other groups like Muslims, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Jews also suffer discrimination and violence in different regions of intolerance.

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Africa, Asia, Conflict, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, Religion, Politics, OpinionRichard OstlingRichard Ostling, New Zealand, mosque attack, mosque shooting, Open Doors, Christian persecution, Religious persecution, Muslim persecution, Religious Freedom, religious violence, terrorism, extremism, white nationalist, ISIS, radical Islam, Christchurch, Primary Feature, Christianity, mosque attacks
Brenton Tarrant’s Mein Kampf: Inside the manifesto of New Zealand’s mosque shooter

Brenton Tarrant is becoming a sickeningly familiar figure in the modern West: an angry, disaffected,  lone wolf who finds purpose and community online with extremists who offer an escape from the wrenching dislocations of modernity through a blood-soaked path to redemption. His manifesto resembles a ISIS recruitment video, giving a heroic and cosmic meaning to an apocalyptic act of terror.

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