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World Service,08 Apr 2000,28 mins

Violence in Zimbabwe

Focus on Faith

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Roman Catholic bishops condemn the current outbreak of violence in Zimbabwe, and say the country's President Mugabe seems indifferent to increasing lawlessness. Also in this programme: how Hell is losing its power to frighten; a report on the flowering of Jewish communities emerging from under the long shadow of Communism; The A-Z of Islam – a book and CD – by the one-time pop singer turned Muslim educationalist, Cat Stevens.

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