VIDEO: CAR Muslims seek sanctuary in school
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The entire Muslim community of a small town in the Central African Republic has relocated to a makeshift camp in the playground of a school to avoid Christian reprisal attacks.
BBC
Habari Zinazoendana
10 years ago
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AFTER MUSLIMS SEEK EQUITY, CHRISMAS STRICKEN FROM SCHOOL CALENDAR
Christmas and Easter have been stricken from next year’s school calendar in Montgomery County. So have Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
Montgomery’s Board of Education voted 7 to 1 Tuesday to eliminate references to all religious holidays on the published calendar for 2015-2016, a decision that followed a request from Muslim community leaders to give equal billing to the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha.
In practical terms, Montgomery schools will still be closed for the Christian and Jewish...
11 years ago
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VIDEO: Muslims flee CAR for Chad
Trucks carrying thousands of Muslims have left the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui, bound for neighbouring Chad.
11 years ago
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VIDEO: No Eid respite for CAR muslims
Andrew Harding reports on the ongoing violence in the Central Africa Republic.
11 years ago
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VIDEO: Why are Muslims fleeing CAR homes?
Why Muslims are fleeing homes in the Central African Republic - 60-second explainer.
11 years ago
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VIDEO: Christians target Muslims in CAR
In the Central African Republic, villages are emptying as Muslims flee to nearby Chad for safety.
11 years ago
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CAR Muslims 'could all have to flee'
Religious violence in the Central African Republic could force its entire Muslim population to flee, a senior human rights worker has told BBC News.
11 years ago
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'Ethnic cleansing' of CAR Muslims
Peacekeepers have failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Muslims in the Central African Republic, human rights group Amnesty International says.
11 years ago
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Muslims in CAR 'face slaughter'
The UN says it is trying to evacuate 19,000 Muslims from the Central African Republic, as they face getting killed by Christian militia.
11 years ago
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