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CAR Muslim Ethnic Cleansing: What If Thousands of Christians Were Forced Out of a Muslim Country?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 17, 2014 The Central African Republic has a population of 4.5 million, about 15 percent of them Muslim, or about 670,000 people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Kyrgyzstan Braces for More Unrest

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2010 After last week's deadly conflict in Kyrgyzstan, officials are zeroing in on the possibility that the riots were the product of a coordinated group effort and preparing for the possibility that more trouble may be on the way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nigeria’s Unholy War

Gbemisola Olujobi / Truthdig Apr 7, 2010 You may have heard about the city of Jos, the capital of Plateau state in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, and wondered why it is a flashpoint of unspeakable violence On Jan 17, mobs killed about 400 residents of Jos The second round of attacks, on March 7, was even more vicious. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Israel’s Racist in Chief

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 13, 2009 It was unthinkable, when I was based as a correspondent in Jerusalem two decades ago, that an Israeli politician who openly advocated ethnically cleansing the Palestinians from Israeli-controlled territory, as well as forcing Arabs in Israel to take loyalty oaths or be forcibly relocated to the West Bank, could sit on the Cabinet. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )