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Islamist rebel apologises for wrecking Timbuktu shrines in landmark trial
August 22, 2016 By Faith Matters

Islamist rebel apologises for wrecking Timbuktu shrines in landmark trial

A former Islamist rebel admitted wrecking holy shrines during Mali’s 2012 conflict and apologised at the start of his trial at the International Criminal Court on Monday – its first case to focus on cultural destruction as a war crime. Mahdi asked for forgiveness and said he had been swept up in an “evil wave” […]

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Lassana Bathily, the Paris Kosher Supermarket Hero Comes to the UK with Faith Matters
May 1, 2016 By Faith Matters

Lassana Bathily, the Paris Kosher Supermarket Hero Comes to the UK with Faith Matters

Lassana Bathily saved many lives on that fateful day on January the 9th 2015. Unbeknown to him as he carried out his shop duties in the Paris Kosher supermarket, the establishment was about to be targeted by a young man who believed that his ‘Jihad’ was to target Jews as they shopped for Shabbath. Amedy […]

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