Religious Conflict News

12:28 PM EST
1/13/2012 What can be done about Nigeria's Boko Haram militants?As bombings and shootings by the militant Islamic group Jama'atu Ahlus Sunnah Lid Da'awati Wal Jihad - better known as Boko Haram - escalate, the Nigerian government appears to be struggling to cope with the violence, or map a political solution to the crisis.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Religious Conflict

8:42 AM EDT
10/3/2011 Bangladesh indicts Islamic leader for war crimesBangladesh after 40 years has indicted an Islamic militant leader for war crimes allegedly committed during Bangladesh's bloody war of independence from Pakistan in 1971.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Tribunal, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Religious Conflict, War Crime

2:25 PM EDT
8/31/2011 U.S. Muslims optimistic as Sept. 11 anniversary approachesA new poll finds that most Muslims living in the United States say they feel secure in their communities despite America’s political conflicts with Arab countries.

Source:AHN Topics:Social Issue, Minority Group, National Or Ethnic Minority, Politics, Referenda, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Religious Conflict

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6/9/2011 U.S. urged to help resolve Burmese refugee situation in BangladeshBangladesh has formally requested the United States to exert diplomatic pressure on Myanmar to repatriate thousands of ethnic Muslim Rohingya languishing in refugee camps, a breeding ground of Islamic extremism and human trafficking.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Religious Conflict, Politics, Refugee, Social Issue, Racism

1:46 PM EDT
5/19/2011 Obama publicly outlines Middle East peace dealThe designation of Palestinian-Israeli borders to the 1967 line, with a need for negotiations on the core issues of the conflict, was noted by President Barack Obama in a speech Thursday. He issued a clear-cut call for the aim of the negotiations to be “a viable Palestine, and a secure Israel.”

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, Peace Negotiations, International Relations, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Religious Conflict

5:59 AM EDT
4/19/2011 U.S. downplays Bahrain Shiite unrest, reaffirms friendship with minority Sunni rulersThe United States on Monday reiterated its support for the Sunni minority ruling clan in Bahrain while offering lip-service to protesting majority Shiites after a visit from a senior diplomat to the volatile country according to the U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Politics, Political Development, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Religious Conflict

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4/17/2011 Growing Salafi threat shakes Arab ruleThe execution of Italian peace activist Vittorio Arrigoni last Thursday by a Jihadist group in the Gaza Strip has exposed the existence of Islamic militant groups that seek to replace all existing Arab regimes with an Islamic caliphate.

Source:TML Topics:Politics, Parties And Movements, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Religious Conflict, Religion And Belief, Islam

6:16 AM EDT
4/14/2011 US has no strategy to deal with Muslim BrotherhoodThe Obama Administration has no plans to deal with the radical Muslim Brotherhood with its affiliates in 80- countries including the United States, a top US lawmaker said Wednesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Freedom Of The Press, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Religious Conflict, Religion And Belief, Islam