Continued violence in Nigeria leaving Christians 'paralysed by fear'
Tola Mbakwe
A Nigerian priest has said a surge in violence against Christians has left people paralysed by fear and unable to go about their normal lives.
Speaking to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Fr Sam Ebute of Kangoro (pictured above) said Christians were constantly worried about the next spate of attacks.
He said: "For the past seven weeks, we have been burying our parishioners with no end in sight. These last attacks have left us all in fear and especially the fear of the unknown because we do not know when the next round of attacks will happen and what will trigger it.
عندما وجـّه السيد المسيح دعوته الى الراحة كانت الدعوة مزدوجة: الأولى قال فيها "تَعَالَوْا إِلَيَّ يَا جَمِيعَ الْمُتْعَبِينَ وَالثَّقِيلِي الأَحْمَالِ، وَأَنَا أُرِيحُكُمْ." (متى ١١: ٢٨) والثانية قال فيها "اِحْمِلُوا نِيرِي عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَعَلَّمُوا مِنِّي، لأَنِّي وَدِيعٌ وَمُتَوَاضِعُ الْقَلْبِ، فَتَجِدُوا رَاحَةً لِنُفُوسِكُمْ. لأن نيري هين وحملي خفيف." (متي 11: ٢٩ و٣٠)
في الدعوة الأولى كان السيد المسيح يدعونا لنطرح أحمال ابليس وفي الثانية كان يدعونا لنحمل حمله.
تمتّع نظام التّعليم الدّينيّ الخاصّ باستقلاليةٍ ذاتيّة في هياكله وبرامجه عن نظام التّعليم العموميّ، وله - لذلك السّبب - مدارسه الخاصّة وجامعاته ومعاهده الخاصّة
All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief
Women and Girls: Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
Ideologically motivated sexual grooming
In an event for the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief organised by The Coalition for Genocide Response (view the event in full)
Dr Mariz Tadros, Director of CREID and Professor of Politics and Development at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, highlighted the need to recognise how ideologically motivated sexual grooming targets women from religious minorities in order for effective action to be taken.
Dr Tadros argued that there is an urgent need to:
Recognise officially ideologically motivated sexual grooming as a form of sexual predatory behaviour that targets many women who belong to religious minorities
Create an accountable police force that secures the return of girls who have disappeared without delay
Ensure that families and the girl who has disappeared are afforded a safe and neutral place to meet, while ensuring full protection from any harassment or mortal fear
Manchester Arena attack: Hashem Abedi jailed for minimum 55 years
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The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has been jailed for at least 55 years for the murders of 22 people.
Top (left to right): Lisa Lees, Alison Howe, Georgina Callander, Kelly Brewster, John Atkinson, Jane Tweddle, Marcin Klis, Eilidh MacLeod - Middle (left to right): Angelika Klis, Courtney Boyle, Saffie Roussos, Olivia Campbell-Hardy, Martyn Hett, Michelle Kiss, Philip Tron, Elaine McIver - Bottom (left to right): Wendy Fawell, Chloe Rutherford, Liam Allen-Curry, Sorrell Leczkowski, Megan Hurley, Nell Jones
Nigerian celebrities join calls to end mass killings of Christians in new campaign
Tue 11 Aug 2020by Tola Mbakwe
Several high-profile Nigerian celebrities have taken part in a campaign calling for an end to the ongoing violence targeting Christian communities in southern Kaduna state.
A series of short videos entitled "Stop the Killings in Southern Kaduna" was released on Sunday featuring actors, comedians, music artists and business executives.
