Word: sectarianism
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...attack places Indonesia at a crossroads. From here, deterioration could accelerate, plunging the country into bloody sectarian violence, divorcing the economy even more from the international community, and turning its far-flung islands into increasingly fertile grounds for terrorism. If that occurs, Indonesia could sink to the status of countries such as Pakistan or the Congo, where economies are chronically dysfunctional and central leadership is largely incapable of governing. It doesn't have to go that way. The attack could strengthen the hand and the resolve of Indonesia's do-nothing chief, President Megawati Sukarnoputri, allowing her to stand...
...plainly given the religious groups more free rein in the campaign than he has allowed the two big parties that were his main rivals. In Jhang city, in Punjab province, Maulana Azam Tariq, leader of an outlawed extremist group called Sipah-e-Sahaba, which has been linked to numerous sectarian killings, is being allowed to run as an independent?despite election laws that disqualify any candidate who has criminal charges pending, or even those who did not earn a college degree. "It makes no sense that Benazir can't run in the election," says one Islamabad-based diplomat, "and this...
...dawn, killing two suspected Islamic militants and bringing to an end a bloody 13-hour siege. The militants had killed 28 worshipers and three security officials in the Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinaghar, capital of Gujarat - the western state where nearly 2,000 people, mostly Muslim, died in sectarian rioting in February and March. The Indian army sent 3,000 troops to Gujarat to keep the peace. Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishnan Advani visited the temple and blamed Pakistan for the attack. PAKISTAN Grudge Match? In a gangland-style execution, gunmen killed seven Pakistani Christians and left one man injured...
...says, while insisting that efforts to stem the gems' flow have been effective. The precious minerals, says Kabbah, are not the only thing of value that Sierra Leone can offer for export. Like some 70% of Sierra Leoneans, he is a Muslim. But unlike nearby Nigeria, riven by sectarian violence, "in Sierra Leone there is no religious bigotry," Kabbah says. "This is one of the things of which we're very proud." Given the country's interfaith harmony, mineral riches, abundant natural resources and a once-vaunted educational system that boasted the first university in sub-Saharan Africa, Kabbah...
...church-going Episcopalian, Graham is the second lay person to lead the non-sectarian, but historically Christian Divinity School in its 186-year history...