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World Service,19 Aug 1999,28 mins

Dagestan Muslims claim Independence

Focus on Faith

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Separatist Muslim rebels in Dagestan declare themselves independent from Russia; Caucasus expert Thomas de Waal looks at the region's politics and religious make-up. Also in this programme: the stalemate between the Church and rebels in Colombia as a Roman Catholic bishop is taken hostage. Legacy of Ignatz Bubis, leader of Germany's Jewish community, who was buried in Israel this week. The Buddhist pagoda in China that was the site of a Christian missionary centre.

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