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16 Mar 2010

Tributes for Sunni Muslim cleric who challenged religious violence

Tributes are being paid to the late Sunni Muslim cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayyid Tantawi, who advanced inter-faith dialogue and challenged those who kill in the name or religion.
16 Aug 2007

Iraq sectarian bombing deaths may be as high as 400

The devastating multiple bomb attacks against the minority Yazidi community in northern Iraq on 14 August 2007 may have claimed up to 400 lives, the Iraqi interior ministry claimed today - as the grim task of digging out bodies continues. Once again the Kurds and a religious minority are the victims.
3 Aug 2007

Seeking a better future for Iraq

In an interview with Juan Michel of the WCC, a prominent Iraqi Christian shares his views on the situation in the violence-plagued country. He assesses the situation with realism, but also with hope for peace with justice.
17 Jan 2007

Martin Luther King and Iraq,Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4, 17 January 2007