Tag: africa

Native Eritrean: ‘I love the USA’

obl- March 13, 2012

Alemitu Berhane shows off the flags of the two countries she loves — Eritrea, her native homeland; and the United States, which she has called ... Read More

Ethiopians Trade Holy Water for AIDS Drugs

OCP- March 6, 2012

7/3/2012 ENTOTO, Ethiopia—Cast out from her family, Tigist arrived at Ethiopia’s Entoto Mountain believing that a spring here welled with holy water that would rid ... Read More

A Global War on Christians in the Muslim World?

OCP- February 24, 2012

John L. EspositoProfessor of Religion and International Affairs, Georgetown University 25/2/2012 Religious minorities in the Muslim world today, constitutionally entitled in many countries to equality ... Read More

Lagos governor urges closer religion-state links

obl- February 22, 2012

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN (right) being decorated with the Lion of Alexandria Medal by the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of ... Read More

As religion grows, so does inter-faith conflicts in Africa

obl- February 19, 2012

Isaac Mwangi is the immediate former chief sub-editor of the The EastAfrican E-mail:isaacmmwangi@gmail.com 19/2/2012 With both Muslim and Christian populations in sub-Saharan Africa growing rapidly, ... Read More

As religion grows, so does inter-faith conflicts in Africa

OCP- February 19, 2012

Isaac Mwangi is the immediate former chief sub-editor of the The EastAfrican E-mail:isaacmmwangi@gmail.com 19/2/2012 With both Muslim and Christian populations in sub-Saharan Africa growing rapidly, ... Read More

As religion grows, so does inter-faith conflicts in Africa

OCP- February 19, 2012

Isaac Mwangi is the immediate former chief sub-editor of the The EastAfrican E-mail:isaacmmwangi@gmail.com 19/2/2012 With both Muslim and Christian populations in sub-Saharan Africa growing rapidly, ... Read More

Coptic Orthodox Priest Describes Revival in Egyptian Christianity

obl- February 16, 2012

Worshippers attend service at centuries-old Coptic Orthodox Church located just outside Cairo's downtown district, Feb. 9, 2012. Read More

Hundreds of African refugees are being held hostage in the Sinai desert of Egypt

obl- February 15, 2012

14/2/2012 Hundreds of African refugees are being held hostage in the Sinai desert of Egypt by smugglers demanding up to $40,000 (£25,000) each for their ... Read More