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CAR: awards
On 13 November, three top religious leaders of the Central African Republic were awarded a prize for their efforts for peace in the war-torn Central African Republic.
In the midst of the country's two years of violence, often portrayed as confessional conflict, the three clerics formed a joint platform to promote peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims. Their message: violence in CAR is not primarily caused by religious conflict; instead, the root of the conflict lies in the struggle for political power.
Bangladesh: school attack
World Watch Monitor
Date posted: 1 Jan 2015
Hundreds of extremist Islamists attacked a
Christian
school
in Bangladesh
on
5
November in response to locals who were
outraged by rumours stating that the school,
which welcomes children of all faiths, was
forcing Muslim children
to convert
to
Christianity.
The mob comprised about 200 people.
The students were not physically injured, but
12 of its 14 members of staff were beaten. A
female teacher endured a serious head injury.
Another teacher said that he managed to run
away from six Madrasa students, armed with
knives and machetes, after being forced out
of his classroom.