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Rwandaâs growing faith: Islam
EFLWhen 800,000 of their Tutsi countrymen were slaughtered in a massacre that began 10 years ago this week, many Rwandans lost faith not only in their government but also in their religion. Today, in what is still a predominantly Roman Catholic country, Islam is the fastest-growing religion. While the Tutsi were being hacked to death by the thousands inside Catholic Churches (with the full knowledge of the priests), it turns out the Muslims provided shelter from the slaughter. Many people, disgusted by the role some Catholic priests and nuns played in the genocide, have shunned organized religion altogether, and many more have turned to Islam. For more information on what happened in Rawanda I suggest: We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-04-07 |
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