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Algeria Ulamaa Association Attacks Kabylia Autonomy Movement

The Algerian Ulamaa Association has demanded that the government act against the Kabylia Autonomy Movement (MAK) after its website posted an article that according to the association harms Islam, the Prophet Muhammad, and association chairman Abd Al-Rahman Shiban.

The article, titled "Protestants Are Preferable to Salafists," attacked the association for its activity against the Christian movement in Kabylia, which is the Berber region east of the capital Algiers.

Source: El-Shorouq El-Yawmi, Algeria, February 2, 2008; journaldekabylie.com, Algeria, February 3, 2008

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