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- Oct 21, 2019
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Funding from Gulf Arab states helping jihadists in Burkina Faso, charity says
- Church in Africa
- Jun 8, 2019
Funding from the Gulf States is one of the reasons extremism is growing in Burkina Faso, according to a representative of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a pontifical charity.
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Pope to visit Moroccan imam school to boost moderate Islam
- Associated Press, Church in Africa
- Feb 10, 2019
Pope Francis will meet with migrants in Morocco and visit a training institute for imams that seeks to be a bulwark against Islamic extremism during his March 30-31 visit to the North African nation.
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Amid jihadist push, Mali’s Caritas deploying 513 observers for July 29 vote
- Global Church
- Jul 27, 2018
As the country fights off an attempted takeover by Islamic forces linked to ISIS and Al-Qaeda, Mali’s branch of the global Catholic charity Caritas is trying to ensure that July 29 presidential elections are free and fair.
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Middle East’s well-kept secret revealed when Jihad met the Virgin
- News Analysis
- Oct 15, 2017
It’s a well-kept secret of societies where Christians and Muslims rub shoulders that conversions from one faith to the other happen with sometimes surprising frequency. Muslims who embrace Christianity face special challenges, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, as a story from Lebanon about the time Jihad met the Virgin illustrates.
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After Barcelona, terrorists name Rome, the Vatican as their next target
- Global Church
- Aug 25, 2017
After the terror attacks in Barcelona, Spain, terrorists are targeting Italy and the Vatican again with videos that call for ‘lone wolves’ to drive cars into the crowds and show people tearing up images representing saints and Pope Francis. “It may be only a matter of time before such an attack takes place,” the commander of the Swiss guards said.
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