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• Alabama church marks 50th anniversary of bombing
• Phylicia Rashad takes on directing role to mark 50th anniversary of Alabama church bombing
• Kidnapped Nigerian archbishop freed
• Nigerian archbishop kidnapped in Delta released
• Protests in Montreal over proposed religious garb ban

Alabama church marks 50th anniversary of bombing Posted: 15 Sep 2013 03:20 PM PDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of people black and white, many holding hands, filled an Alabama church that was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan 50 years ago Sunday to mark the anniversary of the blast that killed four little girls and became a landmark moment in the civil rights struggle.

Phylicia Rashad takes on directing role to mark 50th anniversary of Alabama church bombing Posted: 15 Sep 2013 10:37 AM PDT WASHINGTON - Phylicia Rashad is best known for starring roles on stage and television, but as a director she'll commemorate a historic moment that helped spur the civil rights movement.

Kidnapped Nigerian archbishop freed Posted: 15 Sep 2013 06:01 AM PDT Nigeria's second-highest ranking Anglican archbishop, seized more than a week ago close to the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, has been released, police said on Sunday.

Nigerian archbishop kidnapped in Delta released Posted: 15 Sep 2013 04:33 AM PDT YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, the country's second most senior Anglican cleric, has been released by the armed men who kidnapped him last week in the Niger Delta, police said on Sunday. Kidnapping for ransom is rife in Nigeria, particularly in the oil-producing Delta region, but the abduction of Kattey was a rare case of a religious leader being targeted. The multi-million dollar criminal enterprise pushes up the insurance and security costs for businesses, including foreign oil majors who have often been targeted in the past. ...

Protests in Montreal over proposed religious garb ban Posted: 14 Sep 2013 06:29 PM PDT Thousands of mostly Muslim protesters took to the street in Montreal to express anger at a plan to ban public sector workers from wearing religious garb in Quebec.

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