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126
Ibid.
127
Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala, “Zanzibar Islamists burn churches, riot–police,” Reuters, May 27, 2012,
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL5E8GR1HB20120527?irpc=932
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128
“Muslim Extremists Torch Churches in Zanzibar,” World Watch Monitor, August 1, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/tanzania/article_115694.html
.
129
Dan Wooding, “Church Buildings Attacked across Tanzania,” ASSIST News Service, October 19, 2012,
http://www.assistnews.net/ansarticle.asp?URL=Stories/2012/s12100088.htm
.
130
Jeremy Reynalds, “Catholic Priest Seriously Wounded in Zanzibar,” ASSIST News Service, December 30, 2012,
http://www.assistnews.net/STORIES/2012/s12120139.htm
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131
John Leeland, “Iraqi Forces Storm a Church With Hostages in a Day of Bloodshed,”
New York Times
, October 31, 2010,
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/01/world/middleeast/01iraq.html?_r=0
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132
Mary Abdelmassih, “Al-Qaeda Militants Warned Egyptian Copts in Baghdad Hostage Incident,” Assyrian International News Agency, November 2, 2010,
http://www.aina.org/news/20101101212217.htm
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133
“Bomb Attack Outside Iraqi Christian Church Wounds 23,”
Voice of America,
August 1, 2011,
http://www.voanews.com/content/bomb-attack-outside-iraqi-christian-church-wounds-23-126569753/173126.html
.
134
“Attack against Kirkuk’s St Ephraim Syrian Orthodox Church,”
AsiaNews
, August 15, 2011,
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Attack-against-Kirkuk’s-St-Ephraim-Syrian-Orthodox-Church-22365.html
.
135
“BOMBED IRAQI CHURCH REOPENS BUT ANTI-CHRISTIAN ATTACKS CONTINUE,” Barnabas Aid, March 27, 2012,
http://barnabasfund.org/US/News/Archives/Bombed-Iraqi-church-reopens-but-anti-Christian-attacks-continue.html
.
136
Ruth Sherlock, “Syria: car bomb kills 10 in Christian quarter of Damascus,”
Telegraph
, October 22, 2012,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9624753/Syria-car-bomb-kills-10-in-Christian-quarter-of-Damascus.html
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137
“Car bomb in front of a Syrian Orthodox church,” Agenzia Fides, October 27, 2012,
http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=32532&lan=eng
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138
“The historic Evangelical Church of Aleppo destroyed with explosives,” Agenzia Fides, November 10, 2012,
http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=32613&lan=eng
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139
“Third Attack in New Assyrian Quarter in Aleppo, Scores Injured and Killed, Assyrian International News Agency, November 20, 2012,
http://www.aina.org/news/20121119202104.htm
.
140
“Libya church blast kills two Egyptians: embassy,” France 24, December 30, 2012,
http://www.france24.com/en/20121230-libya-church-blast-kills-two-egyptians-embassy
; “Gunmen attack church in Libya’s Benghazi: state media,” Reuters, March 3, 2013,
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/03/us-libya-church-attack-idUSBRE9220F220130303
.
142
Mohammad Zaatari, “Calls for coexistence after Sidon church damaged by gunfire,”
Daily Star
, October 1, 2012,
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2012/Oct-01/189712-calls-for-coexistence-after-sidon-church-damaged-by-gunfire.ashx#axzz2HKTus0J4
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143
“At least three killed in a suicide attack on church in Indonesia,”
AsiaNews
, September 25, 2011,
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/At-least-three-killed-in-a-suicide-attack-on-church-in-Indonesia-22729.html
.
144
“Indonesia: Guards had left church before suicide bomber struck despite advance warning of an attack,” Jihad Watch, October 1, 2011,
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/10/indonesia-guards-had-left-church-before-suicide-bomber-struck-despite-advance-warning-of-an-attack.html
.
145
Mathias Hariyadi, “Java: church attacker, spiritual son of the Islamic leader Baasyr,”
AsiaNews
, October 10, 2011,
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Java
:-church-attacker, -spiritual-son-of-the-Islamic-leader-Baasyr-22864.html.
146
Garba Mohammed and Isaac Abrak, “Suicide bombs kill 11 at military church in Nigeria,” Reuters, November 25, 2012,
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/25/nigeria-bomb-idUSL5E8MP1SE20121125
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147
Because Muslims habitually conflate Christianity with the West, the name “Boko Haram” also suggests that Christianity is forbidden. See “Q&A: Islamic group spreading terror in Nigeria,” CNN, January 2, 2012,
http://articles.cnn. com/2012-01-02/africa/world_africa_boko-haram-nigeria_1_boko-haram-nigerian-state-president-goodluck-jonathan?_s=PM:AFRICA
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148
“Boko Haram Threatens to Kidnap Christian Women in Nigeria,”
Religion Today
, March 12, 2012,
http://www.religiontoday.com/blog/boko-haram-kidnap-christian-women-nigeria.html
.
149
Stoyan Zaimov, “Nigerian Leader Claims Boko Haram to Use Poison in Jihad Against Christians,”
Christian Post
, June 20, 2012,
http://global.christianpost.com/news/nigerian-christian-leader-claims-boko-haram-to-launch-jihad-with-poisoned-meat-76949/
.
150
Katherine Weber, “Christian Students Executed by Boko Haram in Nigeria; Believers Pray for ‘Change of Heart,’”
Christian Post
, October 3, 2012,
http://global.christianpost.com/news/christian-students-executed-by-boko-haram-in-nigeria-believers-pray-for-change-of-heart-82646/
.
151
“Muslim Extremists in Nigeria Kill Christians in Two States,” World Watch Monitor, September 27, 2011,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/nigeria/article_120948.html
; “Nigeria: Killers slit Christian woman’s throat,” News24, February 24, 2012,
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Nigeria-Killers-slit-Christian-womans-throat-20120224
.
152
“Islamists Bomb Three Churches in Kaduna State, Nigeria,” World Watch Monitor, June 17, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/nigeria/article_1604845.html
.
154
“Muslim Extremists Burn Church Building, Homes,” World Watch Monitor, May 16, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/nigeria/article_112697.html
.
155
“Nigeria Islamic Militants Target Evangelical Church After Deadly Violence,”
Christian Persecution Info
, July 18, 2011,
http://www.christianpersecution.info/index.php?view=10685
.
156
“Two Bombs Explode Near Churches in Jos, Nigeria,” World Watch Monitor, August 2, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/nigeria/article_115792.html
.
157
“Nigeria: ‘Youths’ torch Catholic church after authorities arrest clerics in Boko Haram crackdown,” Jihad Watch, August 11, 2011,
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/08/nigeria-youths-torch-catholic-church-after-authorities-arrest-clerics-believed-connected-with-boko-h.html
.
158
Stefan J. Bos, “BREAKING NEWS: 150 Killed In Attack On Nigeria Churches, Police (UPDATE),”
BosNewsLife
, November 5, 2011,
http://www.bosnewslife.com/18906-breaking-news-scores-killed-in-attack-on-nigeria-churches-police
.
159
“Muslim Extremists Destroy Lives, Church Buildings in Nigeria,” World Watch Monitor, December 2, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/nigeria/article_123859.html
.
161
Mike Pflanz, “20 killed as Nigerian gunmen attack Christian mourners,”
Telegraph
, January 6, 2012,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindian-ocean/nigeria/8998421/20-killed-as-Nigerian-gunmen-attack-Christian-mourners.html
.
162
“Seven Christians Killed in Bauchi State,” World Watch Monitor, January 24, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/nigeria/article_1363497.html
.
163
“SUICIDE BOMBER STRIKES NIGERIAN CHURCH DURING SERVICE; THREE KILLED,” Barnabas Aid, February 28, 2012,
http://barnabasfund.org/US/News/Archives/Suicide-bomber-strikes-Nigerian-church-during-service-three-killed.html
.
164
“Two Churches Targeted in Bomb Attack in Nigeria,” World Watch Monitor
,
February 21, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/nigeria/article_1412585.html
.
165
Ahmed Saka and Jon Gambrell, “At Least 10 Killed as Suicide Bomber Attacks Catholic Church During Mass,” CNS News, March 11, 2012,
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/least-10-killed-suicide-bomber-attacks-catholic-church-during-mass
.
166
Ibrahim Garba, “At least 16 Nigerian Christians at prayer butchered after Islamists make good on threats,”
Jewish World Review
, n.d.,
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0412/nigeria_bombing.php3?printer_friendly
.
168
“Nigerian church tries to move on after massacre,” World Watch Monitor, September 9, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/nigeria/article_1790773.html
.
169
Emeka Mamah and Suzan Edeh, “ACF, Bauchi condemn suicide bombing at St. John’s Catholic Church,”
Vanguard
, September 25, 2012,
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/09/acf-bauchi-condemn-suicide-bombing-at-st-johns-catholic-church/
.
170
Jon Gambrell, “Suicide Bomber hits north Nigeria Catholic church,”
Guardian
, October 28, 2012,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10503765
.
171
Paul Jongas and Stefan J. Bos, “BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria Militants Attack Church And Other Targets; Dozens Killed,”
BosNewsLife
, October 21, 2012,
http://www.bosnewslife.com/24230-breaking-news-nigeria-militants-attack-church-and-other-targets-dozens-killed
.
172
Robert Spencer, “Nigeria: Muslims bomb church, ambush churchgoers, murder fourteen Christians,” Jihad Watch, November 25, 2012,
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2012/11/nigeria-muslims-bomb-church-ambush-churchgoers-murder-fourteen-christians.html
.
173
“10 Killed, four churches burned in Nigeria,” World Watch Monitor, December 6, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/nigeria/article_1951963.html
.
174
Fredrick Nzwili, “Frustrated by lack of protection, Kenyan churches sue government,”
Christian Science Monitor,
August 29, 2012,
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2012/0829/Frustrated-by-lack-of-protection-Kenyan-churches-sue-government
.
175
“Nairobi church stands strong after grenade kills boy, injures others,” World Watch Monitor, October 11, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/kenya/article_1851907.html
.
176
Ibid.
177
“TWO CHRISTIANS KILLED IN GRENADE ATTACK ON OPEN-AIR MEETING IN KENYA,” Barnabas Aid, April 12, 2012,
http://barnabasfund.org/US/News/Archives/Two-Christians-killed-in-grenade-attack-on-open-air-meeting-in-Kenya.html
.
178
“Grenade Attack on Church in Kenya Kills One,” World Watch Monitor, April 30, 2012,
http://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/english/country/kenya/article_1522556.html
.
179
Elizabeth Kendal, “Kenya: church bombings and al-Shabaab,” ASSIST News Service
,
July 3, 2012,
http://www.assistnews.net/STORIES/2012/s12070019.htm
.
180
Dan Wooding, “Church Attacked, Looted by Armed Mob in Kenya,” ASSIST News Service, August 19, 2012,
http://www.assistnews.net/STORIES/2012/s12080138.htm
.
181
Ibid.
182
Joseph DeCaro, “Somalia Militants Use ‘Ex-Christians’ To Bomb Kenya Churches; Pastor Killed (Update),”
BosNewsLife
, November 4, 2012,
http://www.bosnewslife.com/24517-somalia-militants-use-ex-christians-to-bomb-kenya-churches
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