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It seems ridiculous that with all this fabulous food on offer, many of the people who are strict adherents of these religions still prefer the bitter taste of conflict.

The God Edition | Making a meal of religion

Is reconciliation through food hard to swallow? Perhaps we should emulate John Lennon and give peas a chance

Feuding: The recent restoration of the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II  to the throne has set off a power struggle among emirs in Nigeria. Photo: Aminu Abubakar/AFP

North Nigerian city caught in ‘Game of Thrones’ royal standoff

Traditional institutions are increasingly becoming tools of political power in the country

Neverending fight: Albert Camus, author of La Peste, uses a plague to explore humanity and belief in God in fighting a catastrophe. Another layer of meaning may be the plague is a symbol of Nazi Germany’s occupation of France in World War II. Photo: Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images

‘Salvation is too big a word for me’

Drew Forrest examines the battle between dogmatic faith and practical humanism in French master Albert Camus’ finest novel, ‘The Plague’

Identity: Government officials and pathologists prepare to start the analysis of Shakahola Forest massacre victims. Photo: Simon Maina/AFP

First Kenya cult massacre bodies released

Largely Christian Kenya has struggled to regulate unscrupulous churches and cults

Kenya’s Christian cult: 90 bodies found

The bodies of adults and children have been exhumed after a ‘pastor’ told his followers they would go to heaven if they starved themselves

Belief: At the height of the pandemic, Father Kennedy Mugute (right) held a Palm Sunday mass in Harare’s Cathedral of the Sacred Heart that was livestreamed to parishioners. Photo: Jekesai Nji8kizana/Getty Images

No escape for non-believers in deeply-Christian Southern Africa

After a while, it becomes exhausting to remind people that no, you are not religious, so you go along with the numerous rituals

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye holding a placard, leading a protest against the incessant kidnappings and killing of CAN chair in Adamawa, in Lagos February 2, 2020. (Olukayode Jaiyeola/Nur via Getty Images)

Persecution of Christians in Nigeria is more complicated than it seems

There are a number of factors that have heightened religious tensions in Nigeria, the world’s scariest country in which to be a Christian

Intolerance: A video of a mob killing Deborah Samuel has gone viral, fuelling animosity between Christians and Muslims

A 21st-century stoning in Nigeria

Deborah Samuel was killed by a mob of fellow students for a message she posted in a WhatsApp group – and the police were unable to stop them

Mogoeng Mogoeng’s new party, the All African Alliance Movement is following the script with a crudely xenophobic orientation.
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Former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng apologises over controversial Israel statements

Mogoeng Mogoeng issues apology over his controversial remarks over South Africa’s foreign policy at a Jerusalem Post seminar in 2020

MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA – 2022/01/29: A Muslim man wearing a protective face mask checks his phone as he walks past a graffiti in Mumbai.
Coronavirus graffiti’s are painted to create awareness and spread the message about maintaining social distance, wearing face masks and sanitizing regularly. (Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

India today: A place between hope and despair

Diversity is especially meant to be celebrated on India’s Republic Day, 26 January. But another legacy haunts the Indian republic — the colonial policy of divide and rule, of…