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Religious liberty and persecution:

• Call for religious discrimination law | At present, discrimination against Jews and Sikhs is outlawed on the grounds of race, not religion. Muslim and Hindu organisations are concerned that they are not protected. (The Daily Telegraph, London)
• Religious bias 'on increase' in U.K. | Hostility, abuse and discrimination towards Muslims and Hindus is increasing, says report (The Guardian, London)
• Now Bauchi adopts Shari'ah | Tenth Nigerian state to adopt Islamic law (BBC)
• Four die in Gombe religious clash | Baptist Churches ransacked, desecrated, and vandalized by Muslim youths (Post Express, Lagos, Nigeria)

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