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Mosques still making a lot of noise in Egypt
Cairo,
June 8th, 2005 (ACPress.net).
Three terrorist
attacks by Islamic extremists in the Egyptian capital in April
which targeted tourists are a reminder of the darker side to
a nation which the outside world has generally considered relatively
peaceful. However, the reality for its large Christian population
is very different.
Egypt
stands out in the Arab world as the purveyor of a modern, Islamic
image. Despite the dominance of Islam in public life, Arabs
in other countries are used to seeing films and TV series from
Egypt
which convey an impression of glamour and modernity far removed
from what really goes on. Calls to prayer from the mosques go
on five times a day, competing one with another as to the volume
emitted by their loudspeakers. Yet church work among the 7 million
Christians who live in Egypt
goes virtually unnoticed, and certainly unheard.
Indeed, Christian churches often require police protection
from Islamic attacks following a series of tragedies in the
1990s. Efforts by the authorities to unify the calls to prayer,
particularly those made at dawn, in order to reduce the noise
and disturbance, have met with vehement opposition from Islamic
thinkers who see the hand of the United
States behind the moves. It
is quite common for civil servants to stop dealing with the
public during the call to prayer, and no one dares deny them
the right to do so.
Source: EFE. Editing: ACPress.net
Most
Iraqis want Islamic law
Washington,
USA.
June 8th, 2005
(ACPress.net).
According to research
by the American International Republican Institute, three-quarters
of Iraqis want Islam to be the main or only source of legislation
in their country.
39% opt for Islam as the 'main' source of legislation, while
34% want it to be the 'only' one. Only 12% think it should be
'one of the sources', while 2% do not want the new regime to
be based on Islamic teaching. The researchers were unable to
visit either the Sunny or Kurdish parts of Iraq, but there is
strong religious sentiment there too. The relevance of this
data is the establishment in Iraq of a new Constitution. Currently,
a provisional legal framework is in place in which, under strong
American pressure, the role of Islam has been reduced. Humanly
speaking, the future looks bleak for Iraqi Christians with regard
to the legal system under which they will have to live.
Fuente: Webislam. Redacción: ACPress.net
Protestant minister's
daughter is candidate for German Chancellorship
Berlin, June 8th, 2005 (ACPress.net).
The Chairman of
the Christian Democrats, Angela Merkel, has been nominated as
their Candidate for the Chancellorship, the first woman to be
nominated for the most powerful post in German politics.
If Merkel wins, she will also become the youngest Chancellor,
at 51. She is also a Protestant, yet heading up a party which
has traditionally been run by Catholics. She has had to face
considerable internal opposition in her climb up through the
party, though much of this has had to do with the aspirations
of others to the same post. Now however, the party has closed
ranks and is setting its sights on winning the election, after
recent regional victories in Schleswig-Holstein and Westphalia.
Many Germans are beginning to look to this 'discreet girl' from
the old East Germany as a replacement to Gerhard Schroeder,
the current Chancellor, who has called an early election. Merkel's
father was a Protestant minister in East Germany and Merkel
only entered politics in 1990, when she became - almost by chance
- vice-spokesman for the first democratic government in the
old German Democratic Republic.
Source: EFE. Editing: ACPress.net
A pint and a priest
at your local pub
London, June 8th, 2005 (ACPress.net).
There are many
reasons why people might pop out to the pub, but to find candidates
for the priesthood is one of the least likely. Yet so desperate
is the Catholic Church in Britain for new recruits that it has
decided to go out into the pubs and onto the Underground to
find some.
Specifically, it is going to advertise on beer mats and posters
on the Underground as part of a recruiting campaign, as the
number of priests is falling considerably. The drive is to begin
in Westminster, at the initiative of Cardinal O'Connor. A letter
has been sent out and read in Catholic churches which refers
to the shortage, and to the ambitious plan to reform the various
diocese and find more clergy.
Source: Agencias. Editing: ACPress.net
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