Religious Diversity News - The Pluralism Project

Key Theme: Violence / Vandalism (Domestic & International)

Fort Hood Attack Unrelated to Islam, Local Muslim Leaders Say (Michigan, Texas)
Nov 13, 2009–The Detroit News  

Hate Crimes Up Against Gays, Jews In Calif. (California)
Nov 13, 2009–San Jose Mercury News/AP  

Multi-Faith Meet for World Peace (India)
Nov 11, 2009–Times of India  

3 Youths Accused In Mass. Jewish Center Vandalism (Massachusetts)
Nov 6, 2009–The Boston Globe  

Bay Area Sikhs Launch BART Ads In Oakland, SF to Remember Pogrom (California, India)
Nov 6, 2009–San Jose Mercury News  

Firefighter Darren Honoured for Saving Holy Sikh Scripture From Arson (United Kingdom)
Nov 6, 2009–East London Advertiser  

Stanford Faith Groups Unite In Wake Of Sukkah Vandalism (California, United States)
Nov 5, 2009–San Francisco Jewish Community Publications  

25-Year-Old Massacre Haunts India's Sikhs (India)
Nov 1, 2009–CNN  

Teen Who Set Student's Turban On Fire Admitted to 1st-Time Offender Program (New Jersey)
Oct 31, 2009–Times of Trenton Regional News  

Buddhist Killed, Burned In Thailand's Deep South (Thailand)
Oct 28, 2009–Reuters  

2nd Suspicious Fire Destroys Religious Center (Florida)
Oct 27, 2009–WFTV  

US State Department Gives Mixed Review Of Religious Freedom In Bulgaria (United States, Bulgaria)
Oct 27, 2009–The Sofia Echo  

Interfaith Group Hopes to Combat 'Islamophobia' (California, United States)
Oct 26, 2009–Episcopal Life Online  

Peterborough Man Charged With Attempting to Damage Mosque (United Kingdom)
Oct 20, 2009–The Evening Telegraph  

Vietnam Buddhist Case Shows Suppression: Watchdog (France, United States, Vietnam)
Oct 19, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/AFP  

US Condemns Vietnam's Treatment Of Activists (United States, Vietnam)
Oct 15, 2009–Google News/AP  

Another Inter-Faith Dialogue Between Christians And Hindus Soon (India, Vatican City)
Oct 9, 2009–Christian Today  

Zen Master Decries Vietnam's Treatment Of Monks (Vietnam)
Oct 9, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

HPD Investigating Possible Hate Crime At Mosque (Texas)
Oct 8, 2009–The Houston Chronicle  

NY Officials Investigate Blast At Islamic School (New York)
Oct 8, 2009–The Post-Standard/AP  

Feds May Look Into Attack On Ann Arbor Muslims (Michigan)
Oct 7, 2009–The Detroit News  

New Interfaith Group Speaks Up (California)
Oct 7, 2009–The Stanford Daily  

Buddhist Monks: Vietnam Police Still Harassing Us (Vietnam)
Oct 1, 2009–Google News/AP  

Memories Of Attacks Shadow Mumbai's New Jewish Center (India, Pakistan)
Sep 30, 2009–The Washington Post  

Religious Tension Mounts In Vietnam (Vietnam)
Sep 30, 2009–BBC News  

Buddhists: Police, Mob Force Monks From Monastery (Vietnam)
Sep 27, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

Myanmar's Monks Under Close Watch (Myanmar)
Sep 24, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Asia Times  

China 'House' Church Razed, Christians Brace for 60th Anniversary (China)
Sep 23, 2009–Ecumenical News International  

Rioting Between Hindus, Muslims In India Kills 1 (India)
Sep 23, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

Tensions Rise As Police Question Monk's Followers (Vietnam)
Sep 22, 2009–ABC News/AP  

Temple Hit By Arson Reopens to Smiles (Sri Lanka, Canada)
Sep 21, 2009–The Buddhist Channel  

Fire Ravages a Bronx Islamic Center
Sep 18, 2009–The New York Times  

Man Gets 3 Years for Vandalizing Islamic Center (Missouri)
Sep 10, 2009–Examiner.com/AP  

6 Malaysian Muslims Charged With Insulting Hindus (Malaysia)
Sep 8, 2009–Syracuse.com  

Lao-American Buddhist Community Working to Rebuild Burned Temple (Vietnam)
Sep 4, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Star-tTelegram.com  

Buddhist Temple Re-Opens After Arson (Canada)
Aug 28, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Torstar News Service  

Buddhist Temple Re-Opens After Arson (Canada)
Aug 28, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/The Toronto Star  

Feds Monitoring Apparent Bias Case Involving Muslims (United States)
Aug 28, 2009–Newsday  

Egypt Arrests 50 for Opposing Rehousing Of Bahais (Egypt)
Aug 27, 2009–Google News/AFP  

FBI Investigates Vandalism At Mosque (North Carolina)
Aug 26, 2009–Fox Carolina (D

Sikh Meeting to Take On Prejudice (United Kingdom)
Aug 23, 2009–BBC News  

India Hit Over Religious Violence (United States, India, International)
Aug 13, 2009–BBC News  

Sectarian Violence Hits Pakistani Town (Pakistan)
Aug 12, 2009–BBC News  

U.S. Army Base Adds Kosher Food, Jewish Chaplain (Georgia, United States)
Aug 9, 2009–JTA  

Attack On a Vietnam Monastery (Vietnam, International)
Aug 4, 2009–BBC News  

Hate Engulfs Christians In Pakistan (Pakistan)
Aug 2, 2009–The New York Times  

Egypt: Christian-Muslim Tensions Rise (Egypt, Egypt)
Jul 30, 2009–AllAfrica.com/

Indian Christians Left In Slums, While Told 'Return Only As Hindus' (India)
Jul 30, 2009–Ecumenical News International  

'Record Rise' In UK Anti-Semitism (United Kingdom)
Jul 23, 2009–BBC News  

Recreational Use Of Sacred Sites Damaging to Spirituality (Nevada)
Jul 21, 2009–Indian Country Today  

Religious Leaders, Anti-Violence Campaigners Hold Interfaith Mass Prayers At Ground Zero (Indonesia)
Jul 20, 2009–The Jakarta Post  

Inquiry On 1994 Blast At Argentina Jewish Center Gets New Life (Argentina)
Jul 17, 2009–The New York Times  

Mosques In Urumqi Open for Friday Prayers (China)
Jul 17, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

Sikhs Join Faith Trail In London Suicide Bombers' Town (United Kingdom)
Jul 15, 2009–World Sikh News  

Ethnic Violence In China Draws Muted Response From Many Muslim Nations (China)
Jul 13, 2009–The Chicago Tribune/AP  

Man Sentenced to Life In Killing Of Jew In France (France)
Jul 10, 2009–The New York Times  

Muslim Women Lead Protests In Restive West China (China)
Jul 10, 2009–Beliefnet/AP  

Some Urumqi Mosques Defy Shutdown (China)
Jul 10, 2009–BBC News  

The Mother Of the Uighur Movement (District Of Columbia)
Jul 9, 2009–The Washington Post  

Anti-Islam Church Sign Stirs Up Community Outrage (Florida)
Jul 8, 2009–The Gainesville Sun  

CAIR Meets With German Officials On Murder Of Muslim Woman (United States)
Jul 8, 2009–PRNewswire-USNewswire  

FBI Opens Civil Rights Investigation In Tragic Death Of SoCal Imam (California)
Jul 7, 2009–Muslim Public Affairs Council  

Hate Crime Charges Filed In Alleged Attack On Muslim Woman, Child (Washington)
Jul 7, 2009–Seattle Post-Intelligencer  

China Locks Down Restive Region After Deadly Clashes (China)
Jul 6, 2009–The New York Times  

Egypt Mourns 'Headscarf' Martyr (Germany)
Jul 6, 2009–BBC News  

Mineola Synagogue Vandalized With Swastikas (New York)
Jul 3, 2009–Newsday  

Religion-Brazil: Intolerance Denounced At UN (Brazil)
Jul 3, 2009–IPS News  

Three Die In Karnataka Violence (India)
Jul 2, 2009–BBC News  

Ayodhya Attack Report Submitted (India)
Jun 30, 2009–BBC News  

Czech Jewish Cemetery Desecrated (Czech Republic)
Jun 30, 2009–Yahoo News/AP  

Muslim Mayor Flies Flag for Gays In Dutch Suburb (Netherlands)
Jun 30, 2009–Yahoo News/AP  

Muslim School Approved for Sydney (Australia)
Jun 30, 2009–WA Today  

Sikh Student Becomes 20th Indian Victim In Oz (Australia)
Jun 30, 2009–Indian Express  

Fearful Christians Pretend to Be Hindu (India)
Jun 29, 2009–The National  

Catholic, Hindu Leaders Promote Harmony In Wake Of Anti-Christian Violence (India)
Jun 15, 2009–The Christian Post  

Assault On Muslim Under Investigation (Texas)
Jun 13, 2009–Longview News-Journal  

Local Buddhists Say 'Thank You' for Support From the Community (Minnesota)
Jun 13, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/Post-Bulletin  

200 Attend Interfaith Vigil At Holocaust Museum (District Of Columbia)
Jun 12, 2009–JTA  

Gasoline Found At Mosque Site In Arlington Spurs Fears (Texas)
Jun 12, 2009–WFAA-TV  

Anti-Faith, Anti-Government Violence a Toxic Mix (District Of Columbia)
Jun 11, 2009–Religion News Service  

In Note, More Clues to Holocaust Museum Killing (District Of Columbia)
Jun 11, 2009–The New York Times  

Smethwick Sikh Leaders Grateful to Police (United Kingdom)
Jun 9, 2009–Birmingham Mail  

Somali Rage At Grave Desecration (Somalia)
Jun 9, 2009–BBC News  

Thailand: 10 Killed In Mosque Attack (Thailand)
Jun 9, 2009–The New York Times/AP  

ADL Reports Fourth Annual Decrease In Anti-Semitic Attacks (United States)
Jun 8, 2009–Beliefnet/Religion News Service  

Recent Violence In Churches Exposes Lack Of Security, Experts Say (Kansas)
Jun 8, 2009–The Chicago Tribune  

Rochester Buddhist Temple Vandalized (Minnesota)
Jun 8, 2009–The Buddhist Channel/AP  

O.C. Mosque Vandalized With Spray Painted Threats (California)
Jun 4, 2009–KTLA News  

Many Sikhs Among Indian Students Under Attack In Australia (Australia)
Jun 3, 2009–World Sikh News  

Anti-Semitic Graffiti Prompts Swift Action At High School (Rhode Island)
Jun 2, 2009–South County Independent  

Cops: Religion Fueled Army Office Slay (Arkansas)
Jun 2, 2009–CBS News  

Anti-Semitic Attacks Up In Los Angeles (California)
Jun 1, 2009–Contra Costa Times  

Kansas Abortion Doc Targeted, Killed In 'Place Of Peace' (Kansas)
May 31, 2009–The Houston Chronicle/AP  

U.S. Sikh Leaders Condemn Violence In Vienna And Appeal for Peace In India (United States)
May 27, 2009–Punjab Newsline Network  

Sikh Leader Killed In Austria, Setting Off Riots In India (Austria)
May 26, 2009–The Columbus Dispatch/The New York Times  

Destroyed Hindu Statues Buried, Vandals Forgiven (Minnesota)
May 25, 2009–WCCO  

Temple Bomb Case Hurtful Reminder In NYC Community (New York)
May 25, 2009–Syracuse.com/AP  

Bomb Case Raises Issue Of Islam In Jails (New York)
May 23, 2009–The Wall Street Journal  

N.Y. Synagogue Hosts Diverse Meeting After Bomb Threat (New York)
May 22, 2009–USA Today  

Hindus Teach Forgiveness Lesson to Temple Vandals (Minnesota)
May 21, 2009–WCCO  

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