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terrorism

October 11, 2007

UK expert research group warns Brown that war on terror is "a disaster"

UK PM Gordon Brown's administration has received a warning in the strongest possible terms about following the current US-led geopolitical strategy, as a leading British research organisation says that the 'war on terror' has been failing and will continue to fail unless it is redirected.
July 7, 2007

Muslim doctors deplore Glasgow and London bombs

Following the recent bomb threats in London and Glasgow, the Islamic Medical Association UK has sent the following letter to the media. Many other Muslim groups have also joined the condemnations.
June 5, 2007

Poll shows alarming level of disaffection among British Muslims

An GFK-NOP opinion poll commissioned by Channel 4 TV news has revealed alarming levels of disaffection among Muslims in Britain – including distrust for the authorities and doubts over the official version of the 7/7 bombings.
March 16, 2007

Philosopher wins prize for exploring spiritual dimension of terrorism

A Catholic social and political philosopher, has won the 2007 Templeton Prize for exploring the religious and spiritual connections to violence.
December 25, 2006

Latin Patriarch calls for an end to occupation in the Holy Land

In his Christmas message to the churches in Palestine, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus, Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah has offered a vision of peace, justice, freedom and an end to the occupation for the Holy Land ‚Ä' so that it might truly be a sign of hope to the world.
December 17, 2006

Disputed Pentagon evangelistic video stokes global conflict, say critics

The Interfaith Alliance Foundation in the US has used its show on Air America Radio today (17 December 2006), to examine the continuing controversy over a promotional video for an evangelical Christian group filmed inside the Pentagon ‚Ä' in likely violation of military regulations about religious proselytizing, it says.
December 17, 2006

Faith leaders' appeal to US government over Israel-Palestine conflict

Full text of the bipartisan ‚ÄòArab-Israeli-Palestinian Peace, From Crisis to Hope,' statement to the American government
December 9, 2006

Christian leaders deplore repressive Sri Lanka anti-terror law

Churches in Sri Lanka have denounced the revival of a draconian anti-terrorism law by the government aimed at hobbling support for ethnic Tamil rebels with whom government forces are in almost a fully-fledged war despite there being an official cease-fire - reports Ecumenical News International.