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Berlin hospital halt circumcisions after contested court ruling
29/06/2012 - GERMANY

Berlin hospital halt circumcisions after contested court ruling

Medical staff at Berlin's Jewish Hospital have decided to suspend circumcisions after a regional court in Cologne controversially ruled that circumcising young boys on religious grounds violated German laws against causing bodily harm.
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Tunisia: Art and Salafism
23/06/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Tunisia: Art and Salafism

In Tunisia artists draw a picture of a country where freedom of expression can at times be violently suppressed in the name of religion. In Libya, tribal tensions continue to simmer violently beneath the dreams of democracy in the run up to key polls. Finally, we meet those Moroccans who live in constant fear that their homes will be the death of them.
Marseille mega-mosque gets go-ahead
19/06/2012 - France

Marseille mega-mosque gets go-ahead

A French appeals court approved Tuesday the construction of a large mosque in the city of Marseille, home to an estimated 250,000 Muslims. The mosque, seen as a symbol of Islam's growing presence in France, has attracted national controversy.
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Deadly Nigerian church blast sparks sectarian violence
18/06/2012 - NIGERIA

Deadly Nigerian church blast sparks sectarian violence

At least 52 people were killed by sectarian violence and suicide bombings targeting three churches in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state, prompting officials to impose a 24-hour curfew. The church attacks have been claimed by Islamist sect Boko Haram.
Boko Haram claims twin attack on Jos churches
10/06/2012 - NIGERIA

Boko Haram claims twin attack on Jos churches

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a church in the city of Jos on Sunday as militants sprayed a congregation with gunfire at another church a few hundred kilometres away. A purported spokesman for Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Deadly car bomb strikes Nigerian church
03/06/2012 - NIGERIA

Deadly car bomb strikes Nigerian church

A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more when he drove his explosive-packed car into a church compound in northern Nigeria on Sunday. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
A troubling time for Egypt's Coptic Christians
22/05/2012 - EGYPT

A troubling time for Egypt's Coptic Christians

Egyptians go to the polls tomorrow to vote for a new president for the first time since Hosni Mubarak was ousted during the revolution last year. Two of the front-runners in the presidential race with a realistic chance of winning are devout Islamists, which is troubling for Egypt's Coptic Christians. They are Egypt's largest religious minority and many of them don't think any of the candidates are capable of protecting them from the religious violence that has been steadily increasing.
Morocco: forcing religion on air
28/04/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Morocco: forcing religion on air

In Morocco, media bosses warn that their freedoms are threatened by new rules that will make state television more overtly religious. Elsewhere in the country, call centre workers say they won't be going back to work until conditions improve. Finally, Libya greases the wheels on plans to get oil production back up to pre-revolution levels.
Europe's far right: from fringe to mainstream (part 2)
24/04/2012 - THE DEBATE

Europe's far right: from fringe to mainstream (part 2)

They say multiculturalism has failed. They say mass immigration is a threat to national identity. They don't trust the European Union or their own elected leaders. This is the modern face of the far-right. Marine Le Pen is the perfect example of how the far-right has moved from the fringe to the mainstream across Western Europe. Laura Baines and her panel discuss how this trend has emerged, and whether it is set to continue.
Europe's far right: from fringe to mainstream
24/04/2012 - THE DEBATE

Europe's far right: from fringe to mainstream

They say multiculturalism has failed. They say mass immigration is a threat to national identity. They don't trust the European Union or their own elected leaders. This is the modern face of the far-right. Marine Le Pen is the perfect example of how the far-right has moved from the fringe to the mainstream across Western Europe. Laura Baines and her panel discuss how this trend has emerged, and whether it is set to continue.
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