Macedonian Orthodox Christian church set alight
An Orthodox Christian church famed for its valuable icons was set alight in southern Macedonia overnight, authorities said Tuesday, as religious tension between Christians and minority Muslims grew over a carnival in which men dressed as women in burqas and mocked the Quran.
FYROM Church Set on Fire over Religious Tensions
A church was set ablaze in the Macedonian village of Labuniste, presumably as a result of the tensions between the local Slavic and Albanian populations. The incident followed the burning of a Macedonian flag in the nearby town of Struga by Albanians and the raising of Albanian and Islamist flags, in reaction to a local carnival in the previous week in which Islam was mocked, DPA reminds. The ...
Sveti Nikola, Macedonian Orthodox Christian Church, Set Alight
LABUNISTA, Macedonia -- An Orthodox Christian church famed for its valuable icons was set alight in southern Macedonia overnight, authorities said Tuesday, as religious tension between Christians and minority Muslims grew over a carnival in which men dressed as women in burqas and mocked the Quran.
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Macedonian Orthodox Christian church set alight in latest inter-religious incident
LABUNISTA, Macedonia (AP) — An Orthodox Christian church famed for its valuable icons was set alight in southern Macedonia overnight, authorities said Tuesday, as religious tension between Christians and minority Muslims grew over a carnival in which men dressed as women in burqas and mocked the Quran.
Macedonia Muslims urge restraint over carnival
Muslim leaders in Macedonia appealed for calm on Monday among community members outraged over a carnival in which Orthodox Christian men mocked Muslims by dressing as Burqa-clad women.
Church burns in Macedonia as ethnic tensions flare again
Skopje/Belgrade (dpa) - A church caught fire in Macedonia late Monday, as underlying tensions between the Slavic and Albanian population resurfaced, more than a decade after the country tottered on the verge of a war along ethnic lines.Police were determining Tuesday whether the St Nikola church in Labuniste, a village near Struga in southwestern Macedonia, was attacked by arsonists, Interior ...
Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsMacedonia Muslims urge restraint over carnival
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) - Muslim leaders in Macedonia appealed for calm on Monday among community members outraged over a carnival in which Orthodox Christian men mocked Muslims by dressing as Burqa-clad women.
Orthodox church set on fire in Macedonia
SKOPJE -- An Orthodox church was set on fire in the village of Labuniste, southwestern Macedonia, Skoplje-based media have reported. The church was two centuries old and housed valuable icons.