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Archbishop stunned by Christchurch damage

Following a bus tour of the red zone the Archbishop of Canterbury says he is stunned by the scale of damage from the Christchurch earthquakes.

Poll: Washington should play Jesus

Gwynne Dyer: Two conflicts down, a dozen still to go

Complaints against Close Up story not upheld

Medina's mosques threatened by development

Fear that expansion of three of city's oldest mosques will also destroy key historic sites.

Archbishop of Canterbury thrills Kiwi followers

Rugby temple hosts Muslim faithful

Tough topics for Anglicans

A seven-year effort to create a new "covenant" to hold the worldwide Anglican Church together may come close to an end at a historic meeting starting in Auckland tomorrow.

After riot, Muslims feel under siege

$1m church with sea views for sale

Paul Thomas: Empty rituals and a deadly threat

Dutch MP may be blocked

Muslims help to track extremists

Islamic leaders have moved rapidly to stamp on extremists within their communities and heal serious rifts with other Australians in the wake of last Saturday's violent riot in Sydney.

Irfan Yusuf: Protesters out of step with Koran

Irfan Yusuf says if Muslims took time to see just how bad the video is, they might realise it's not worth getting so upset about.

Zain Ali: Muslim rage tarnishes the name of Muhammad

Zain Ali says it may be the perpetrators of violence who are the ones who have besmirched and dishonoured Muhammad.

Muslim bid to stop violence