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Title Burkina Faso : preserving the religious balance
Published Brussels, Belgium : International Crisis Group, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (iv, 28 pages) : color map
Series Africa report ; no. 240
ICG Africa report ; no. 240.
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
Religious pluralism -- Burkina Faso
Religion and politics -- Burkina Faso
Religion.
Religion and politics.
Religious pluralism.
Religious tolerance.
Social conditions.
SUBJECT Burkina Faso -- Religion
Burkina Faso -- Social conditions
Subject Burkina Faso.
Form Electronic book
Author International Crisis Group, issuing body.