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World Service,13 May 2000,12 mins
Islamic students clash with security forces in Cairo
Reporting ReligionAvailable for over a year
The Islamists protested over the government's decision to publish Haidar Haidar's novel A Feast For Seaweed which they say is blasphemous. Also on the programme: Church leaders tell off British politicians for "polluting the moral atmosphere"; new Archbishop for New York; a sect in Japan that gives new meaning to exploring the soul.
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