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Benjamin Idriz, imam of the mosque in Penzberg near Munich, is one of the most prominent representatives of Islam in Germany. He sees his role as building bridges to mainstream society without surrendering his own Muslim identity. In interview with Claudia Mende for Qantara.de, he argues that the mosque should be a place of open discussion where controversial opinions are

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Surprise offensive. the syrian government says it is trying to muster a force to launch a counter attack. john and alison. fred, thank you. two days of mourning now observed in nigeria after the collapse of a church killed 50 parishioners in the southern city over the weekend. it happened during the dedication ceremony for the church which was still under construction when the building fell apart without warning. the steel girders gave way before the roof pancaked on the pews. the governor was inside the church at the time and ordered the immediate arrest of the contractor. in cairo, 25 pe...

Are dead. dozens more injured in a bomb blast at a coptic christian church on sunday. no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing which tore through a small church attached to the st. mark's coptic cathedral. cnn's nick paton walsh has the la late latest. >> reporter: alison, the faithful at the coptic church was the scene of the blast yesterday. 25 dead. 31 injured. many were women. three sisters among the dead. it is unclear what caused it. maybe dynamite or heavy explosives used. 26 pounds or so. the police said it is too early to tell. a lot of anger in the crowds around. focus to...

Under the military, massacre. then under the brotherhood. coptic cathedral. now the horrific attack. this is really unprecedented in the egyptian history. you have to go back 700 careers to find an event -- 700 years to find scale of attacks on churches. >> uma: the muslim brotherhood saying it's not inciting violence but yet on the website as i understand it, it is saying things like the church is declared war against islam and the muslims and saying it's okay to burn down these churches. >> first, the muslim brotherhood on christian is problem matt nick the past and continued. the official w...