Churchgoers on the tiny, Muslim dominated island of Zanzibar off the
coast of Tanzania are aware of a growing threat by Muslim extremists
suspected of carrying out recent attacks against church facilities.
"There are some people who think they can do away with the Christians,
and most of them are coming from outside (the country)," said Father
Arbogast Mushi of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar. Tensions
increased on March 5 when the Islamist group UAMSHO (Revival and
Propagation Organization) held an illegal rally despite a government ban
imposed after previous demonstrations in which UAMSHO distributed
jihad-training videos and literature. The group urged killing secular
politicians who refuse to impose sharia, or Islamic law. Five days
later, arsonists set fire to a Roman Catholic church in the Jumbi
district. The Associated Press quoted police official Hamad Issa
describing the attack as "a deliberate act aimed at inciting religious
hostilities in ( Zanzibar )."
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