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Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict
This is an updated and expanded 2015 edition of a classic text on
Muslim thinking about war and peace. The new edition includes a new
introduction and translations of selected revelatory excerpts from
ISIS texts about the treatment of POWs, guidelines on the
"management of barbarity," fatwas in opposition to ISIS, and other
key topics.
'Dan's book demonstrates that the future will belong to the
peacemakers - the true heroes among us.' - Bear Grylls When
thirty-three Chilean miners stepped into the light, alive and well,
after sixty-nine days entombed in the earth, the world experienced
a rare treat - some good news. Was this an anomaly, or are there
other untapped glimmers of hope, hidden behind the headlines? Armed
with a camera, a notebook, and a perilous sense of curiosity, Dan
Morrice embarks upon a global journey to meet the peacemakers -
unsung heroes, forging peace in extreme environments, from war-torn
nations to disaster zones. From Chilean miners to Syrian refugees,
from ex-football hooligans in Britain, to revolutionaries in
Israel-Palestine, Dan discovers how the most unlikely people are
rediscovering Christian faith and rewriting the fractured history
of our time. At the apex of his journey, Dan's interviews lead him
on a five-hundred-mile walk across the Negev Desert to find their
source of hope first-hand. In a generation tired of divided nations
and negative news, Finding the Peacemakers tells the unreported
story of a global movement overcoming the odds to build peace in
troubled times. 'One of the most inspiring books I have read for
many years.' - Baroness Caroline Cox
Africa continues to be a region with strong commitments to
religious freedom and religious pluralism. These, however, are
rarely mere facts on the ground – they are legal, political,
social, and theological projects that require considerable effort
to realise. This volume – compiling the proceedings of the third
annual conference of the African Consortium for Law and Religion
Studies – focuses on various issues which vastly effect the
understanding of religious pluralism in Africa. These include,
amongst others, religious freedom as a human right, the importance
of managing religious pluralism, and the permissibility of
religious practice and observance in South African public schools.
The report states that Government rhetoric and actions created a
threatening atmosphere for nearly all non-Shia religious groups,
most notably for Bahais, as well as for Sufi Muslims, evangelical
Christians, Jews, and Shia groups not sharing the government's
official religious views. Bahai and Christian groups reported
arbitrary arrests, prolonged detentions, and confiscation of
property. Government-controlled broadcast and print media continued
negative campaigns against religious minorities, particularly
Bahais. All religious minorities suffered varying degrees of
officially sanctioned discrimination, particularly in the areas of
employment, education, and housing. Bahais continued to experience
expulsions from, or denial of admission to, universities. Large
Print Edition 18pt]
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