Sidi Yahya Mosque, Timbuktu, Mali (est 1440)
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Every week WORDE will post articles about the global trend of violence and the destruction of cultural and historical landmarks.
Afghanistan
12-07-11 | CNN
Attack on shrine signals new nexus of Afghan strife
Daghestan
8-29-2012 | Human Rights Watch
Russia: Strictly Respect Rights in Dagestan Killing Inquiry
8-29-2012 | Islamdag.info
A bomb blast killed leading Islamic scholar in Dagestan
Egypt
12-04-2012 | Common Ground News Service
Meet the Egyptians fighting Interfaith Tensions
10-10-2012 | Huffington Post
Egypt: Coptic Christians See Sectarian Violence
09-2012 | Al Monitor
Revolution Far From Over For Women of Arab Spring
6-14-2012 | Egypt Independent
Sufi mausoleum attacked for third time in North Sinai
4-11-2011 | The Guardian
Egyptian extremism sees Salafis attacking Sufi mosques
4-11-2011 | The Guardian
Egyptian Muslim Fundamentalists Attack Sufis
05-2010 | ISRA
Salafi intolerance threatens Sufis in Egypt
4-29-2010 | Egypt Independent
ZIKR Ban Vexes Nations’ Sufi Orders
Ethiopia
11-08-2012 | USCIRF
USCIRF Statement — USCIRF Deeply Concerned by Emerging Religious Freedom Violations in Ethiopia
Iran
1-20-2012 | Committee to Protect Journalists
Iran Continues Its Campaign Against Journalists
1-25-2012 | Human Rights Watch
Iran: New Assault on Freedom of Information
Kashmir
7-4-2012 | CNN
Police Officers Killed in Kashmir Attacks
Libya
12-31-2012 | Financial Times
Two Christians Killed in Libya Bomb Blast
9-12-2012 | Financial Times
Desperate Salafi attack in a weak Libya
9-4-2012 | Al-Jazeera
Testing Tolerance
09-12 | Libya Herald
The Destruction of Libya’s Sufi Heritage
8-31-2012 | Human Rights Watch
Libya: Stop Attacks on Sufi Sites
8-31-2012 | Human Rights Watch
Libya: Stop Attacks on Sufi Sites
8-30-12 | Al Arabia News
Libyan Graves
8-27-12 | Al-Jazeera
Libya Minister Quits Over Sufi Shrine Attack
8-7-2012 | ISRA
Three killed in Libya clashes over shrine
Maldives
7-10-2011 | Asia News
Indian Catholic jailed in the Maldives over a Bible and a rosary
6-15-2012 | Amnesty International
Maldives: Human rights campaigner attacked, injured (Ismail Rasheed has declared that he is a Sufi)
Mali
02-03-13 | New York Times
As Extremists Invaded, Timbuktu Hid Artifacts of a Golden Age
01-28-13 | Guardian
Timbuktu mayor: Mali Rebels Torched Library of Historic Manuscripts
01-08-13 | NPR
Despite Censorship, Mali’s Musicians Play On
12-23-2012 | BBC
Timbuktu’s Mausoleums Destroyed
12-06-2012 | BBC
Blues for Mali as Ali Farka Toure’s music is banned
8-26-2012 | Global Security News
Libya and Mali: Salafi Islamists destroying shrines courtesy of Saudi Arabia and Qatar
7-12-2012 | The Daily News Egypt
Islamists destroy Sufi Shrines in Mali
7-5-2012 | CNN
Rebels burn Timbuktu tomb listed as U.N. World Heritage site
Morocco
10-19-2012 | Google AFP
Morocco denies Salafist destruction of carvings
10-18-2012 | The Washington Post
Salafists destroy ancient carvings in Morocco
Nigeria
12-25-2011 | The Guardian
Nigerian churches targeted by Christmas Day bombs
Pakistan
01-10-2013 | Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Pakistan’s Swat Valley: Taliban Gone But Peace Remains Elusive
12-06-2012 | US Institute of Peace Olive Branch Post
Rising Religious Sectarian Violence in Pakistan
12-03-2012 | The Express Tribune
Ahmadi Graves Desecrated in Lahore
11-08-2012 | Associated Press
Pakistan’s Minority Hindus Feel Under Attack
11-08-2012 | FirstPost.World
Pakistan’s Hindus under attack as extremism grows
10-24-2012 | Reuters
Pakistan’s Fratricide
09-30-2012 | Dawn
Attack on Hindus prompts blasphemy case in Pakistan
2-10-2012 | Amnesty International
Document – Pakistan: Man sentenced to death for blasphemy: Muhammad Ishaq
1-10-12 | Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Pakistan’s Swat Valley: Taliban Gone But Peace Remains Elusive
9-10-2012 | NBC World News
‘New radicals’: Pakistan’s Generation Y battles to shape country’s future
10-26-2011 | News 24
Attack on Sufi movement
04-04-2011 | LA Times
Bombs kill 42 at shrine in Pakistan (Sakhi Sarwar Shrine)
10-25-2010 | Dawn
Bomb blast in Pakpattan kills four, injures 13: Yet another shrine comes under attack
10-07-2010 | The Express Tribune
Twin suicide attacks at Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine
7-2-2010 | France 24
Lahore attack strikes Sufism, a tolerant blend of Islam
07-02-2010 | BBC News
Deadly blasts hit Sufi shrine in Lahore
03-05-2009 | BBC News
Sufi Shrine ‘blown up by Taleban
09-12-07 | BBC News
Attack on giant Pakistan Buddha
Palestine
11-07-2012 | Al Arabia
Sufi Trail reveals secrets of Islamic mysticism
Saudi Arabia
02-07-2013 | CNN
Mecca Redevelopment Sparks Heritage Concerns
10-31-2012 | Russia Today
Saudi Arabia to Raze Prophet Mohammed’s Tomb to Build Larger Mosque
10-23-2012 | The Guardian
Mecca’s Mega Architecture Casts Shadow over Hajj
09-24-2011 | The Independent
Mecca for the Rich: Islam’s Holiest site ‘Turning into Vegas’
Syria
04-24-2013 | The Guardian
Syria: Aleppo’s Umayyad Mosque Destroyed – In Pictures
03-21-13 | New York Times
Pro-Assad Cleric Killed in Blast in Damascus
04-09-13 | BBC
Syria ‘death video’ of Sheikh al-Bouti poses questions
03-23-13 | Al Jazeera
Thousands mourn slain cleric in Damascus
03-21-13 | Huffington Post
Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan Al Buti, Syrian Pro-Assad Cleric, Killed In Damascus Bombing
Sudan
09-13-2012 | World Watch Monitor
Muslim Extremists in Sudan Threaten to Target Christians
Tunisia
02-08-2013 | NPR
Chaos Follows Funeral For Slain Leader In Tunisia
10-16-2012 | Associated Press
Tunisia: Attackers set fire to Muslim saint shrine
9-4-2012 | Reuters
Salafis attack Tunisia hotel for serving alcohol
8-16-2012 | Africa Review
Salafists block Tunisia comedy show that ‘offends Islam
8-17-2012 | Google AFP
Tunisian alarm at assault on ‘un-Islamic’ culture
Ukraine
12-01-2012 | Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
Blasts in Territory of Future Central Mosque Buyuk Juma Jami in Simferopol