Lower Chamber of Belgian parliament has approved the ban to wear Islamic veil (paranja, nikab etc.) in public places. The ban was voted by majority vote – 136. The next step is adoption of the law by senators.
Ethnic controversy in Nigerian state Plato caused about 500 deaths. This is the information of Dan Manjang who is the Advisor of state’s Governor. Meantime activists of rights protection tell about 300 victims.
British Parliament tries to amend the Bible. The House of Lords has adopted by majority vote amendments to the Law on equality which allows religious organizations to bless gay marriages.
It is now possible to speak to Dalai-Lama in Internet. On Monday, February, 22, Dalai-Lama created his own blog in Twitter. It is called @DalaiLama. The first notes tell about Dalai’s visit to Los Angeles.
The Pope Benedict XVI has called the priests to bring the Word of God through the Internet, active use of the World Wide Web and the participation in social networks of communication. The Pope’s message dedicated to the World day of social communications tells about the opening of the “new era” of the gospelization of virtual space.
Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary of the UK has prohibited the activity of British Muslim organization called Islam4UK. The members of this organization are going to be imprisoned.
According to the data of Egyptian Ministry of interior Egyptian police has arrested three persons suspected in murdering six Copts and one Muslim policeman on Christmas night. Three Muslims have found themselves guilty in killing seven people and given up to the police.
In the South Egypt collisions between orthodox Egyptians – Copts and the police forces have been occurred on January, 7, just after the 6 Copts were shot on Christmas night. The centre of the accident has become the town of Nag Hammadi.
The Bethlehem Light of Peace has been brought to Poland. The official ceremony has been held in Presidental Palace in Warsaw where Polish scouts have given the Bethlehem Light of Peace to the espose of the President because of the head of state absence due to illness.
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