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/2012/04/30/italian-foreign-minister-on-attacks-against-christians-these-massacres-must-stop-says-terzi-we-must-defend-freedom-of-religion/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/italian-foreign-minister-on-attacks-against-christians-these-massacres-must-stop-says-terzi-we-must-defend-freedom-of-religion/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:46:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132509 StarAfrica.com: The attacks in Nigeria and Kenya on Sunday 29 April left over 20 worshippers dead and numerous injured. “These atrocious and barbaric massacres must stop. Defending freedom of religion is an absolute priority for Italy”, said Minister Terzi. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/italian-foreign-minister-on-attacks-against-christians-these-massacres-must-stop-says-terzi-we-must-defend-freedom-of-religion/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/21-killed-in-north-nigeria-church-service-attacks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/21-killed-in-north-nigeria-church-service-attacks/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:47:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132431 AP: No group immediately claimed responsibility, but the attacks bore similarities to others carried by a radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/21-killed-in-north-nigeria-church-service-attacks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/nigeria-an-islamic-state-of-osun-no-not-yet/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/nigeria-an-islamic-state-of-osun-no-not-yet/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:12:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132235 allAfrica.com: IS this a case of politics carried too far, genuine fear requiring explanation or could there be any merit to the claim that Rauf Aregbesola, governor of the State of Osun is bent on Islamising the State? ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/nigeria-an-islamic-state-of-osun-no-not-yet/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/nigeria-president-will-rein-in-boko-haram-threat/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/nigeria-president-will-rein-in-boko-haram-threat/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:03:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131524 AP: Nigeria's president is vowing that his government will rein in the threat from a radical Islamic sect that has waged an increasingly bloody sectarian fight in the country. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/nigeria-president-will-rein-in-boko-haram-threat/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/16/call-for-protection-of-christians-after-nigeria-suicide-bombing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/16/call-for-protection-of-christians-after-nigeria-suicide-bombing/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:56:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131231 Christian Today: The Nigerian government must do more to protect Christians after another church was targeted over the weekend, an advocacy group has said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/16/call-for-protection-of-christians-after-nigeria-suicide-bombing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/islamist-sect-threatens-nigerian-infidels-in-new-video/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/islamist-sect-threatens-nigerian-infidels-in-new-video/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:39:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130994 AP: The leader of a radical Islamist sect in Nigeria has challenged the nation's president, saying he could never destroy the group blamed for hundreds of killings this year alone, according to an online video posted Thursday. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/12/islamist-sect-threatens-nigerian-infidels-in-new-video/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/nigeria-muslims-sue-govt-over-hijab-ban/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/nigeria-muslims-sue-govt-over-hijab-ban/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:39:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130819 OnIslam.net: Muslim lawyers are planning to sue the state government of Nigeria’s largest state of Lagos to reverse a ban on the wearing of hijab at schools. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/10/nigeria-muslims-sue-govt-over-hijab-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/car-bomb-near-nigeria-churches-kills-38/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/car-bomb-near-nigeria-churches-kills-38/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:21:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130633 AP: A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives Sunday morning on a busy road after apparently turning away from attacking Nigerian churches holding Easter services . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/car-bomb-near-nigeria-churches-kills-38/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/uk-us-warn-of-possible-easter-attack-in-nigeria/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/uk-us-warn-of-possible-easter-attack-in-nigeria/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:23:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130503 AP: Nigeria is facing a "high risk" of a terrorist attack over the Easter holiday, the United Kingdom warned its citizens Thursday . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/05/uk-us-warn-of-possible-easter-attack-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/second-church-in-central-nigerian-city-bombed-in-two-weeks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/second-church-in-central-nigerian-city-bombed-in-two-weeks/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:03:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128792 Barnabas Fund: A second church in the central Nigerian city of Jos has been hit in a suicide bombing in the space of two weeks; at least ten people were killed in the blast and violent aftermath. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/second-church-in-central-nigerian-city-bombed-in-two-weeks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/islamists-bomb-catholic-parish-in-nigeria/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/islamists-bomb-catholic-parish-in-nigeria/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:42:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128352 Catholic Culture: Suicide bombers attacked a Catholic parish in the central Nigerian city of Jos on March 11, killing at least ten people. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/12/islamists-bomb-catholic-parish-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/christian-youths-kill-2-muslims-in-nigeria-church-bombing-revenge/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/christian-youths-kill-2-muslims-in-nigeria-church-bombing-revenge/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:51:31 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127005 Voice of America: Following Sunday's attack, Christian youths seeking revenge beat to death two Muslim men in Jos. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/christian-youths-kill-2-muslims-in-nigeria-church-bombing-revenge/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/nigeria-unrest-suicide-bomb-targets-church-in-jos/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/nigeria-unrest-suicide-bomb-targets-church-in-jos/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:19:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126848 BBC: A suicide car bomber has killed at least three people at a church in the troubled central Nigerian city of Jos, sparking reprisals by Christian youths. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/27/nigeria-unrest-suicide-bomb-targets-church-in-jos/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/militants-target-churches-in-nigeria/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/militants-target-churches-in-nigeria/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:22:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126699 Christian Today: Suspected Islamic extremists detonated a bomb outside a church building Nigeria on Sunday, two months after Boko Haram Islamists killed 44 Christians and blinded seven in a church bombing in nearby Madalla. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/23/militants-target-churches-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/new-terror-raids-in-northern-nigeria-christians-flee/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/new-terror-raids-in-northern-nigeria-christians-flee/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=126509 Catholic World News: After a new rash of bombings in northern Nigeria, and a clash between Boko Haram terrorists and government troops, Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Maiduguri, Nigeria, has asked for prayers for local Christians. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/22/new-terror-raids-in-northern-nigeria-christians-flee/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/nigeria-says-ex-soldier-wanted-in-church-bombing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/nigeria-says-ex-soldier-wanted-in-church-bombing/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:14:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=125801 News from The Associated Press: Nigeria's secret police say they are searching for an ex-soldier in connection with a Christmas Day bombing of a Catholic church that killed at least 44 people. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/02/15/nigeria-says-ex-soldier-wanted-in-church-bombing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/islamist-sect-kills-5-people-in-northeast-nigeria/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/islamist-sect-kills-5-people-in-northeast-nigeria/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:26:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124532 News from The Associated Press: Police say suspected Islamic insurgents have killed five people in attacks on security targets in Nigeria's restive northeast. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/islamist-sect-kills-5-people-in-northeast-nigeria/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/islamists-attack-kils-2-in-n-nigeria/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/islamists-attack-kils-2-in-n-nigeria/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:09:03 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124348 News from The Associated Press: Police say suspected members of a radical sect have attacked two more police stations, leaving two people dead in a north Nigerian city where 185 people were killed just over a week ago. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/islamists-attack-kils-2-in-n-nigeria/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/nigerias-islamists-threaten-new-attacks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/nigerias-islamists-threaten-new-attacks/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:31:37 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124317 The Daily Star: Fears of new violence hung over Muslims at Friday prayers in the Nigerian city of Kano after Islamists who killed at least 185 people there a week ago threatened to strike again. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/nigerias-islamists-threaten-new-attacks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/nigeria-supreme-court-fires-5-governors/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/nigeria-supreme-court-fires-5-governors/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:41:33 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124199 News from The Associated Press: Nigeria's Supreme Court says it has fired five governors who overstayed their tenures. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/27/nigeria-supreme-court-fires-5-governors/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/nigeria-struggles-with-rise-of-radical-islam/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/nigeria-struggles-with-rise-of-radical-islam/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:22:18 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124030 Voice of America: A series of bomb attacks by Nigeria's radical Islamist sect Boko Haram is challenging President Goodluck Jonathan's government. The pace of the bombings has picked up in recent weeks, with attacks on police stations in the northern city of Kano and a Christmas Day suicide bombing at a Catholic church near the capital, Abuja. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/25/nigeria-struggles-with-rise-of-radical-islam/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/nigeria-arrests-dozens-of-boko-haram-suspects-in-kano/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/nigeria-arrests-dozens-of-boko-haram-suspects-in-kano/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:35:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123924 BBC News: Nigerian forces have arrested 158 suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram organisation in dawn raids in the northern city of Kano. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/24/nigeria-arrests-dozens-of-boko-haram-suspects-in-kano/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/nigeria-believers-gunned-down-while-their-eyes-were-closed-in-prayer/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/nigeria-believers-gunned-down-while-their-eyes-were-closed-in-prayer/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:44:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123594 ChristianNewsToday.com: First hand report of a native missionary ministry leader supported by Christian aid. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/nigeria-believers-gunned-down-while-their-eyes-were-closed-in-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/nigerian-christians-under-high-state-of-alert/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/nigerian-christians-under-high-state-of-alert/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:24:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=123582 Persecution Blog: Hundreds of Nigerian Christians fled from Yobe State after incessant Boko Haram (a militant Islamist sect demanding the rule of strict Muslim law in Nigeria) attacks took refuge in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Fleeing is a bit like jumping "out of the frying pan into the fire." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/19/nigerian-christians-under-high-state-of-alert/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/nigerias-christian-leader-oritsejafor-seeks-dialogue/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/nigerias-christian-leader-oritsejafor-seeks-dialogue/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:24:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122736 BBC News (includes video): The head of Nigeria's Christian Association says he is actively pursuing dialogue with his Muslim counterparts in an attempt to ease religious tensions. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/11/nigerias-christian-leader-oritsejafor-seeks-dialogue/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/army-muslim-sect-kills-2-christians-in-nigeria/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/army-muslim-sect-kills-2-christians-in-nigeria/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:34:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122484 News from The Associated Press: Nigeria's army says suspected members of a radical Muslim sect have killed two Christians in separate attacks despite an increased security presence in the area ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/army-muslim-sect-kills-2-christians-in-nigeria/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/nigeria-needs-help-if-it-is-to-crush-boko-haram/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/nigeria-needs-help-if-it-is-to-crush-boko-haram/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:02:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122263 Christian Today: It would be better for Nigeria, and indeed the West, if Christianity wins against Islamic extremism. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/06/nigeria-needs-help-if-it-is-to-crush-boko-haram/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/nigerias-president-declares-state-of-emergency-after-christmas-attacks/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/nigerias-president-declares-state-of-emergency-after-christmas-attacks/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:06:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121987 Telegraph: Nigeria's president has declared a state of emergency in areas of the country hit by a growing Islamist insurgency, amid escalating violence in Africa's most populous nation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/nigerias-president-declares-state-of-emergency-after-christmas-attacks/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/nigerian-prelate-urges-christians-ignore-terrorist-ultimatum-to-leave-area/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/nigerian-prelate-urges-christians-ignore-terrorist-ultimatum-to-leave-area/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:40:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121976 Catholic Culture: Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Abuja--Nigeria’s capital--is urging the nation’s Christians to ignore an ultimatum, reportedly issued the Islamist terrorist organization Boko Haram, to leave the northern part of the nation within three days or face attack. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/04/nigerian-prelate-urges-christians-ignore-terrorist-ultimatum-to-leave-area/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/christian-woman-killed-in-nigeria%e2%80%99s-kaduna-state/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/christian-woman-killed-in-nigeria%e2%80%99s-kaduna-state/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:57:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121632 The Persecution Times: A Muslim villager in Kaduna state allegedly helped Fulani herdsmen and other Muslims from nearby Kafanchan to ambush a Christian settlement, resulting in the death of one woman and gunshot wounds to two other Christians on Dec. 10, area sources said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/22/christian-woman-killed-in-nigeria%e2%80%99s-kaduna-state/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/nigeria-much-ado-about-same-sex-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/nigeria-much-ado-about-same-sex-marriage/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:57:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121335 allAfrica.com: Following the passage of the bill prohibiting the practice of same-sex marriage in Nigeria by the Senate on December 1, the country has continued to receive subtle, and sometimes open threats from leaders of a number of Western countries who are vehemently opposed to the legislation against homosexuality. Spearheading this arm-twisting are Canada, Great Britain and the United States of America. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/20/nigeria-much-ado-about-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/nigeria-same-sex-marriage-kudos-to-the-nigerian-senate/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/nigeria-same-sex-marriage-kudos-to-the-nigerian-senate/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:04:01 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121003 allAfrica.com: The Senate should be commended for criminalizing same-sex marriage in Nigeria ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/15/nigeria-same-sex-marriage-kudos-to-the-nigerian-senate/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/07/nigeria-same-sex-marriage-human-rights-group-demands-apology-from-british-ambassador/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/07/nigeria-same-sex-marriage-human-rights-group-demands-apology-from-british-ambassador/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:15:27 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120250 allAfrica.com: : The Centre for African Human Rights Peace and Development Organization has demanded an immediate retraction as well as apology from the British Ambassador in Nigeria, Mr. Andrew Lloyd over what they called his reported unguarded and weighty comments against the National Assembly over the passage of a bill on same-sex marriage in Nigeria. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/07/nigeria-same-sex-marriage-human-rights-group-demands-apology-from-british-ambassador/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/nigeria-cleric-advocates-death-penalty-for-same-sex-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/nigeria-cleric-advocates-death-penalty-for-same-sex-marriage/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:36:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=120001 Vanguardngr.com: Malam Abdulkadir Apaokagi, an Abuja-based Islamic scholar, on Sunday in Abuja, called for death penalty for same sex marriage in Nigeria. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/nigeria-cleric-advocates-death-penalty-for-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/bill-outlawing-gay-marriage-in-oil-rich-nigeria-puts-foreign-hiv-aids-funding-at-risk/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/bill-outlawing-gay-marriage-in-oil-rich-nigeria-puts-foreign-hiv-aids-funding-at-risk/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:29:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119999 Washington Post: A bill originally designed to outlaw gay marriage in Nigeria likely has consequences far beyond its initial scope — criminalizing gay groups and organizations could jeopardize millions of dollars of Western aid geared toward stopping the spread of HIV and AIDS in Africa’s most populous nation. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/bill-outlawing-gay-marriage-in-oil-rich-nigeria-puts-foreign-hiv-aids-funding-at-risk/feed/ 0