http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/islamic-militants-imposing-religious-rule-in-northern-mali/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/islamic-militants-imposing-religious-rule-in-northern-mali/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 18:06:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132943 Catholic Statesman: In one town in northern Mali a man has been whipped for drinking alcohol. In another, pictures of unveiled women have been torn down. In a third, traditional music is no longer heard in the streets. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/islamic-militants-imposing-religious-rule-in-northern-mali/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/mali-catholic-bishops-warn-of-sharia-imposition/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/mali-catholic-bishops-warn-of-sharia-imposition/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:50:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131720 Catholic Culture: Amid political turmoil in the west African nation of Mali, the nation’s bishops have expressed concern about the potential for the imposition of Sharia throughout the nation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/mali-catholic-bishops-warn-of-sharia-imposition/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/christians-flee-from-islamists-in-northern-mali/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/christians-flee-from-islamists-in-northern-mali/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:47:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130594 CBS: Mali's crisis deepened Wednesday, as officials in the fabled northern city of Timbuktu confirmed that the Islamic rebel faction that seized control of the town over the weekend has announced it will impose sharia law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/christians-flee-from-islamists-in-northern-mali/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/islamist-rebels-destroy-catholic-parish-in-mali/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/islamist-rebels-destroy-catholic-parish-in-mali/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:53:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130335 Catholic Culture: Two weeks after a military coup toppled the government of Mali President Amadou Toumani Touré, Tuareg rebels, working with a separate Islamist rebel group . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/islamist-rebels-destroy-catholic-parish-in-mali/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/21/at-mali-female-prison-many-accused-of-infanticide/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/21/at-mali-female-prison-many-accused-of-infanticide/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:50:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=108676 AP: Earlier this month officials said 25 out of the 122 female prisoners were being held for killing or attempting to kill their children. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/21/at-mali-female-prison-many-accused-of-infanticide/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/30/40000-nigerian-women-found-in-mali-slave-camps/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/30/40000-nigerian-women-found-in-mali-slave-camps/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:15:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/30/40000-nigerian-women-found-in-mali-slave-camps/ Business Day: "Up to 40,000 Nigerian girls are being forced to work as prostitutes in Mali 'slave camps', Nigerian officials have said. The girls have often been promised jobs in Europe but ended up in brothels in the capital or mining towns, said the government’s anti-trafficking agency. The brothels are run by older Nigerian women who prevent them from leaving and take all their earnings." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/30/40000-nigerian-women-found-in-mali-slave-camps/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/21/radical-islam-meets-a-buffer-in-west-africa/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/21/radical-islam-meets-a-buffer-in-west-africa/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:15:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=45903 Washington Post: "Mali in some sense has become a test case as its government has accepted tens of millions of dollars in American aid intended to stave off what U.S. officials say could be a growing threat of radicalism in parts of Africa where Muslims make up the majority." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/21/radical-islam-meets-a-buffer-in-west-africa/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/03/british-hostage-thought-killed-by-al-qaida/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/03/british-hostage-thought-killed-by-al-qaida/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:01:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=25899 Washington Post: "Al-Qaida terrorists have killed a Briton taken hostage in Mali, the British prime minister said Wednesday. The fate of a Swiss hostage taken at the same time was unknown." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/06/03/british-hostage-thought-killed-by-al-qaida/feed/ 0