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03/12/2011ETHIOPIA Ethiopia: Muslim radicals burn twelve Protestant churches. One dead, dozens injured The riots erupted after the charge, probably false, of desecration of the Koran. The police fail to prevent the destruction of places of worship. The government obliged to send the army. Kwarej radical group responsible, which wants to create an Islamic state in the area, of Muslim majority. Addis Ababa (AsiaNews / Agencies) - In recent days, Muslim extremists have launched violent attacks against evangelical Christians in the area of Asendabo in the heart of the country. Twelve Protestant churches, the houses of two evangelical preachers and the...
03/11/2011EGYPT Cairo, Christians and Muslims together against violence and inter-religious divisions Hundreds gather in Tahrir Square to reaffirm the inter-religious unity of the Egyptian people after clashes in recent days that killed 13 people. Young people want a million people to take to the streets.
03/11/2011SAUDI ARABIA Bracing for ‘day of rage’, police patrol Riyadh, stifle protests Massive security forces stop demonstration organised on Facebook. People are closely monitored leaving mosques. Hundreds of agents are in the streets, security forces patrol squares a day after they opened fire on Shia protesters, wounding three, in Qatif.
03/10/2011EGYPT Cairo, Al-Azhar condemns violence against Christians The death toll rises to 13 from clashes between Copts and Muslims in recent days in Cairo, after the burning of a church. The violence has mainly involved the landfill district of Mansheya.
03/10/2011UAE – SINGAPORE Dubai World before the courts for failing to pay Singapore suppliers A couple of subsidiaries have no money to pay US$ 4.7 million for supplies. Owned by the ship repair unit of the emir of Dubai’s investment conglomerate, the companies failed several times to meet their financial obligations. In January, talks with lenders began to restructure a US$ 2 billion loan.
03/09/2011ISLAM – ALGERIA Muslim lawyer defends women’s rights Based on Islamic law and tribal traditions, Algerian law discriminates against women in terms of marriage, children’s custody and education, divorce and more. Here is an in-depth analysis by an expert.
03/09/2011EGYPT Clashes between Copts and Muslims continue, six dead and 42 injured Violence breaks out during a demonstration organised by Copts to demand the rebuilding of a Church demolished by Muslims in Soul last Saturday. The army intervenes to stop the violence. In Upper Egypt, a Christian hospital for the disable is at risk of demolition. A number of Christian-owned homes are torn down.
03/08/2011EGYPT “Give us back our church,” Copts and Muslims tell Egyptian government Some 8,000 people demonstrate in front of Egyptian TV, demanding the rebuilding of the Coptic Church of Saints Minas and George, destroyed by extremists last Saturday. It is the first protest of its kind by Copts other than at their cathedral. For Fr Rafik Greiche, head of the press office of the Catholic Church of Egypt, this demonstration is a sign that Christians dare take to the streets. However, fundamentalists are still trying to take advantage of the situation of chaos to impose on Egypt Sharia and a radical version of Islam. “Western government can put pressure on our government to recognise the value of this equality on society,” the clergyman said.
03/08/2011MIDDLE EAST Greatest challenge facing Arab world is women’s empowerment Present in their tens of thousands during the popular revolts, women in the Middle East seek equality that this society fails to recognise. On Women’s day, Saudi Arabia debates the need for their participation. A study emphasizes their lack of in put in economic life of entire region
03/07/2011EGYPT Muslim Brotherhood’s power growing from the Jasmine Revolution A source tells AsiaNews that Muslim extremists are behind recent attacks against police stations and secret service offices. They probably tried to destroy their files, whilst giving a different spin on the raids. Other sources note that Islamists are still a minority in the country, as most Egyptians, Christians and Muslims, are still committed to their country’s future. People continue to be uneasy about poor security.
03/07/2011RUSSIA - NORTH AFRICA Russian cynicism towards the Jasmine Revolution As world chancelleries try to solve crises in North Africa and Middle East, Moscow is bidding its time to take advantage of the situation, waiting to see which side wins. In the meantime, it is earning extra dollars from higher oil prices, even if it has to stop arms sales to Libya.
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Augusto Colombo. Apostolo dei paria di Piero Gheddo
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Matteo Ricci: missione e ragione. Una biografia intellettuale di Gianni Criveller
pp. 132
Bioetica religioni missioni di Buono Giuseppe, Pelosi Patrizia pp. 432
Matteo Ricci e Giulio Aleni, due vite incrociate diGiulio Aleni / (a cura di) Gianni Criveller
pp. 176
Missione Bengala 155 anni del Pime in India e Bangladesh EMI
di Piero Gheddo
pp. 480
La Cina di Mao processa la Chiesa di Angelo S.Lazzarotto pp. 528
Il rovescio delle medaglie di Bernardo Cervellera pp. 240
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