Media reports on riots calling for and over release of Itihad-e-Millat Council (IMC) leader Tauqir Raza Khan — in Bareilly
— Riots escalate in Bareilly, top cop hurt
— Riots flare again in Bareilly after leader Tauqir’s release
Day: March 13, 2010
Honor killings on the rise in Palestinian territories – over 13 killed since beginning of 2010
Honor killings on the rise in Palestinian territories
— Palestinian Note: “More than 13 women have died in “honor killings” since the start of 2010, reports Palestine Think Tank’s Kawther Salam.”
Maldives asks Germany for help with Sharia law
Austria: Mass Graves of Nazi Victims Are Found
Egypt: Calm returns to Egyptian town after Muslim-Christian riots
Egypt: Calm returns to Egyptian town after Muslim-Christian riots
— DPA: “The northern Egyptian town of Marsa Matruh was quiet on Saturday, following violent clashes between Muslims and Christians the night before, police said.
— “The clashes, which started when Muslim residents of the Mediterranean port threw stones at workers they believed were building a church, left 30 people injured and nine houses burned, and again called attention to the country’s simmering sectarian tensions.”
Egypt – AINA: “Muslim Mob Attacks Christians At Church In Egypt, 25 Injured”
Egypt – AINA: “Muslim Mob Attacks Christians At Church In Egypt, 25 Injured”
— AINA reports mob of 2000-3000 hurled stones at Coptic Church in the Rifeyah area of the Mediterranean seaport of Mersa Matrouh
— “Four priests, the deacons and 400 parishioners were trapped inside the building.”
— “Rev. Matta Zakarya told activist Wagih Yacoub of Katiba-Tibeyah, an advocacy group, that after the mob hurled stones at the building, they went inside and assaulted the people, mostly families. Neither the security forces nor the fire brigades were sufficient.”
— “The attack in casualties among the Copts and security forces, mostly head injuries caused by hurled bricks.”