Description |
1 online resource (iv, 28 pages) : color map |
Series |
Africa report ; no. 240 |
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ICG Africa report ; no. 240.
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Contents |
Introduction -- A resilient model of religious tolerance -- State and religion : frustrations -- Changes in religious behaviours? -- Toward a better balance for lasting peaceful coexistence -- Conclusion |
Summary |
"Burkina Faso's great religious diversity and tolerance make it an exception in Africa's sub-Saharan Sahel. Its model of religious coexistence remains solid but could be at risk of being eroded. For several years now, Muslim leaders have complained that Muslims are under-represented in the civil service and that the administration is not always even-handed in its treatment of Christianity and Islam. Meanwhile, the rising tide of religiously motivated violence in West Africa and the Sahel has created a new regional context. As Burkina is recovering from a period of instability following the October 2014 downfall of former President Blaise Compaore, and faced with a security emergency and strong social pressures, the government could be tempted to ignore these developments. It would be risky to raise the sensitive issue of religion in a country where religious identity is of secondary importance. But the government must take steps now to ease frustrations and regulate religious discourse to safeguard Burkina's model of peaceful coexistence"--Publisher's web site |
Notes |
"6 September 2016." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ICG, viewed September 9, 2016) |
Subject |
Religious tolerance -- Burkina Faso
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Religious pluralism -- Burkina Faso
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Religion and politics -- Burkina Faso
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Religion.
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Religion and politics.
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Religious pluralism.
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Religious tolerance.
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Social conditions.
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SUBJECT |
Burkina Faso -- Religion
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Burkina Faso -- Social conditions
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Subject |
Burkina Faso.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
International Crisis Group, issuing body.
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