Christians caught up in Philippines' urban battle with Islamists
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Press Review - May 29, 2017
Last update: 2022-04-22 08:57:52
Christians caught up in Philippines' urban battle with Islamists. A ferocious battle has raged between Islamist insurgents and Philippines soldiers in Marawi for the past week. (Reuters)
Why Do Coptic Christians Keep Getting Attacked? Egypt’s preexisting climate of pro-Islamist sectarianism is an important, and sometimes overlooked, reason (the Atlantic)
Taliban Target: Scholars of Islam. There has been an uptick in the killing of scholars as the Taliban have intensified their efforts to disrupt the Afghan government (the New York Times)