TBILISI, DFWatch–Disagreement over a cemetery led to exchange of insults between Muslims and Christians in a village in southern Georgia on Monday.
Samkhretis Karibche, a local online newspaper, reported that the locals verbally insulted each other.
Muslims in Georgia
No signs that Mokhe commission has done anything yet
TBILISI, DFWatch–The conflict between Christians and Muslims continues in a village in southern Georgia. A commission created in December to solve the dispute appears to have done nothing so far.
Muslims in Mokhe demonstrated in February against the appointment
Islam expert doesn't see any rise in islamophobia in Georgia
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44 mosques in Georgia taken over by the state
TBILISI, DFWatch–44 mosques were taken over by Georgia’s Muslim Department two days ago by decision of the State Commission on Religious Issues.
According to Zaza Vashakmadze, who is head of the commission, 21 mosques are in the Kakheti region, while 32
Georgian bishop says the Mokhe building was never a mosque
TBILISI, DFWatch–An archbishop in Georgia claims the disputed building in Mokhe was formerly a church, and that allowing it to be used by Muslims is unacceptable.
The conflict in the village Mokhe near Adigeni started last week when workers came to start dismantling
School children stay home in Mokhe as politicians explain conflict
TBILISI, DFWatch–Politicians Thursday began making sense of the conflict in Mokhe the day before, while local Muslims spent the whole night at the police station where people are being held who were detained.
The scuffle began as Muslims tried to stop the
Mosque conflict continues in southern Georgian town
TBILISI, DFWatch–Conflict continued Wednesday in the small Georgian village Mokhe, as an old mosque was dismantled from morning.
Muslims tried to protest, but the Orthodox Christians opposed them and there came to a scuffle, during which 14 people were detained.
Muslims in south of Georgia plan petition to dismiss mufti
TBILISI, DFWatch–Muslims in south Georgia are planning to start a petition to dismiss the country’s mufti, who they claim is illegitimate and gave them false promises.
A few days ago, there was a conflict in the village Mokhe, where an old mosque is going
Locals demonstrate for and against turning mosque into culture center
TBILISI, DFWatch–Muslims in Mokhe, a village in the south of Georgia, protested on Saturday, because they don’t want to give up an old mosque and turn it into a culture center.
The Orthodox population rallied against them demanding to construct a new culture center
Discussion: Reasons for instances of religious intolerance
TBILISI, DFWatch–A few days ago, in a town on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, local Orthodox Christians hung a pig’s head on the entrance to a Muslim madrasa school which was to be opened in few days, insulting the religious feelings of Muslims.
What are the reasons