JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) Suspected Fulani herdsmen have demanded 30 million naira (US$73,600) for the release of a Pentecostal church pastor they kidnapped in southwestern Nigeria on Monday night (May 10), according to a local report. Pastor Otamayomi Ogedengbe of Deeper Life Bible Church was taken away at gunpoint from a Bible study at his church site in Akure, Ondo … [Read more...] about Ransom Demanded for Pastor Abducted in Southwest Nigeria
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Israel Strikes Gaza Tunnels as Truce Efforts Remain Elusive
By FARES AKRAM and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) The Israeli military unleashed another heavy wave of airstrikes Monday on the Gaza Strip, saying it destroyed militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders. International diplomacy to end the weeklong war that has killed hundreds appeared to make little headway. Israel has said it will … [Read more...] about Israel Strikes Gaza Tunnels as Truce Efforts Remain Elusive
China Challenges UN Event Focused on Its Uyghur Population
by Joseph Hammond (RNS) China faced condemnation from the United States and a handful of other U.N. member states at a United Nations event on Wednesday (May 12) over treatment of its Uyghur minority and other Turkic Muslim groups in the Xinjiang province. The event sought to pressure Beijing to allow a United Nations human rights representative to visit the region and … [Read more...] about China Challenges UN Event Focused on Its Uyghur Population
Interfaith Efforts Strained by Israeli-Palestinian Violence
By DAVID CRARY and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press The escalation of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is dismaying American Muslims and Jews who’ve been working to build bridges between their communities and are now struggling to quell fear and anger in their own circles. “We’re heartbroken,” said Muslim attorney Atiya Aftab, the New Jersey-based co-founder … [Read more...] about Interfaith Efforts Strained by Israeli-Palestinian Violence
Religion Plays a Role in the Renewed Conflict in Israel, but It May Not Be What You Think
by Yonat Shimron (RNS) Violence between Gaza and Israel intensified this week to levels not seen for years, with Hamas shooting hundreds of rockets toward the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and Israel retaliating with heavy strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. The buildup to the current conflagration — some are already calling it a new “intifada” or “uprising” — … [Read more...] about Religion Plays a Role in the Renewed Conflict in Israel, but It May Not Be What You Think