Posts tagged mosque attack
In Yemen, mosques provide no sanctuary from Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes
In Yemen, mosques provide no sanctuary from Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes

More than 1,000 mosques in Yemen have been damaged or destroyed by airstrikes since the conflict began in 2015. The latest hit in September killed a family of seven, including four young children and their pregnant mother, who tried to take shelter in their village mosque.

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Analysis, Middle East, News, Politics, Primary Feature, ReligionAhmed Ali and Micah DanneyPrimary Feature, Yemen, mosque bombing, mosque attack, Sawad, yemen bombing, saudi arabia, Houthi territory, suicide bombing, UNESCO, Yemen human rights, Islam, Secondary Feature, Ahmed Ali, Micah Danney
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