Kafanchan, Nigeria (CNN) — Dead bodies littered a road in northern Nigeria on Sunday after a massive explosion that an official said killed 25 people and a witness said shattered windows of a nearby church where worshipers were celebrating Easter. Abubakar Zakari, a spokesman for Nigeria’s State Emergency Management Agency, said that — in addition [...]
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25 killed in Easter Sunday bombing in northern Nigeria – CNN.com
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on April 8, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/04/08/25-killed-in-easter-sunday-bombing-in-northern-nigeria-cnn-com/
Iraqi murders put gay and emo youth on edge – CNN.com
Baghdad (CNN) — A recent rash of killings of people perceived to be gay or emo in Iraq has stoked fear within those communities, which worry the government might be unwilling or unable to protect them. At least 14 such victims were killed in Baghdad in the past three weeks, according to a senior Interior [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on March 12, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/03/12/iraqi-murders-put-gay-and-emo-youth-on-edge-cnn-com/
Obama apologizes to Afghanistan for Quran burning – CNN.com
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — President Barack Obama apologized to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the burning of Qurans by NATO troops, calling the act an inadvertent error, Karzai’s office and National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said Thursday. “We will take the appropriate steps to avoid any recurrence, including holding accountable those responsible,” Obama said [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on February 23, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/02/23/obama-apologizes-to-afghanistan-for-quran-burning-cnn-com/
Nigeria on edge as Islamist group extends campaign of violence – By Tim Lister, CNN
(CNN) — Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has suddenly shifted his attitude toward the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, as violence spreads across northern Nigeria. A week ago, Jonathan warned the group had infiltrated the government and security forces and vowed (again) to stamp it out. But in an interview with Reuters news agency Thursday he [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 30, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/30/nigeria-on-edge-as-islamist-group-extends-campaign-of-violence-by-tim-lister-cnn/
Scores killed in terrorist attacks in Nigeria | guardian.co.uk
More than 140 people have been killed in a series of bombings and attacks by Islamist militants in the northern Nigerian city of Kano. Soldiers and police officers are out in force in the city, where gunfire is still ringing out in some quarters. The Islamist group Boko Haram, which has been blamed for hundreds [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 21, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/21/scores-killed-in-terrorist-attacks-in-nigeria-guardian-co-uk/
Egypt’s Islamists claim sweep of second round vote | Reuters
(Reuters) – Egypt’s two leading Islamist parties said on Sunday their separate party lists secured about three-quarters of votes cast in the second round of a parliamentary election, extending their lead in the three-stage vote. A source from the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said it was on track to win about 40 [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on December 18, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/12/18/egypts-islamists-claim-sweep-of-second-round-vote-reuters/
David Osama Haddad, Indiana Teen, Bullied, Beaten Over Middle Eastern Ethnicity
The parents of a 17-year-old Indiana high school student say the constant bullying their son suffered due to his Middle Eastern ethnicity culminated in a beating that injured his brain, and are suing the school district for failing to intervene as his physical and verbal abuse escalated. David Osama Haddad, a junior at Lake Central [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on November 15, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/11/15/david-osama-haddad-indiana-teen-bullied-beaten-over-middle-eastern-ethnicity-lawsuit-video/
Straddling the line between church and politics in 2012 GOP race – CNN.com
Washington (CNN) — Thomas Jefferson famously wrote about the wall of separation between church and state. He didn’t mention separating church and politics, but everybody knows it’s a sticky wicket. On Friday, Robert Jeffress, a Southern Baptist minister, introduced Texas Gov. Rick Perry at at a gathering of social conservatives, calling Perry a genuine follower [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on October 10, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/10/10/straddling-the-line-between-church-and-politics-in-2012-gop-race-cnn-com/
My Take: Is ‘All-American Muslim’ begetting all-American bigotry? – CNN Belief Blog – CNN.com Blogs
By Arsalan Iftikhar, Special to CNN Imagine for a moment that a major American corporation decided to remove its commercials from a reality television show highlighting the everyday lives of Latinos, African-Americans, members of the LGBT community or Jewish Americans because of coordinated letter-writing campaigns from right-wing organizations. If you think this kind of bigotry [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on December 13, 2011
http://evantrowbridge.com/2011/12/13/my-take-is-all-american-muslim-begetting-all-american-bigotry-cnn-belief-blog-cnn-com-blogs/