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Ceasefire in Northern Ireland

Ceasefire announcement marks the start of a new era in Northern Ireland

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Religious Opinions on Birth Control

Abortion and contraception top the bill at Cairo population conference

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France's Muslim Headscarf Dilemma

French Muslim uproar over school headscarf ban

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Feminist Taslima Nasrin in Exile

Author Taslima Nasrin in exile following death threats from Islamic traditionalists

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Islam in Saudi Arabia

Is Saudi Arabia the model Islamic state - or a puppet for the West?

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Infiltrating an Apocalyptic Cult

Gurus, guns and Armageddon; why the Nation of islam fell silent; how to be a hymn-writer. Presenter unknown.

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Rabbi Upsets Sponsors in Oxford

Why an Oxford Rabbi has resigned after falling out with his Jewish sponsors

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Fr Paraison Wins Anti-Slavery Award

Fr Edwin Paraison wins Anti-Slavery Award for his work with Haitian sugar-cane cutters

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Satellite Ban in the Middle East

The impact of satellite broadcasting on religion and culture in the Middle East

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Uncertain Future for Hong Kong Churches

The future of Christian churches in Hong Kong after the reversion to Chinese sovereignty

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Velvet Revolution and Religion

Celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in former Czechoslovakia

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Spiritual Reconstruction in Beirut

Beirut's physical and spiritual reconstruction following a decade and a half of civil war

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Outrage Over Messianic Synagogue

Controversy as doors open at Britain's first Messianic Jewish Synagogue

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Iran's 'Attack' on Women

Britain accuses Iran of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment to women

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Religion Behind the Berlin Wall

The secularisation of East Berlin under the communist regime

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Church Offensive Over Teenage Pregnancies

Church offensive on new Republican welfare proposals in the US

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The Pope Visits Asia

Contraception debate stirs up controversy on the Pope's tour of Asia

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Vatican Dismissal of Liberal Priest

Liberal French bishop dismissed after disagreement with Vatican

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Holocaust Anniversary Divides Jewish Community

Division mars 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

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Ramadan Violence in Algeria

Islamic extremist violence threatens to rage through Ramadan

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Human Rights Abuses in Guatemala

Rebel and police forces to blame for Guatemala human rights abuses

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Allan Boesak Resigns from UN

Anti-apartheid cleric Allan Boesak resigns as UN ambassador over fraud claim

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Blasphemy and Bloodshed in Pakistan

Sunni and Shia bloodshed in Pakistan over blasphemy case

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Global Poverty and the Church

What is the church's role in eradicating global poverty?

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Church Mediation in South Mexico

Catholic Church fails to mediate between rebels and government in South Mexico

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Cult Linked With Tokyo Subway Attack

Japanese Aum Shinrikyo sect under suspicion for Tokyo subway attack

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Vatican Condemns Abortion and Euthanasia

Vatican publishes Papal encyclical condemning abortion and euthanasia

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Churches Complicit in Rwandan Genocide

Why church leaders were complicit in the Rwandan genocide

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Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

Why Turkey still denies the Armenian genocide

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Church Remorse Over 'Death Flights'

Catholic guilt over Argentina's 'Dirty War' of the 1970s

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