Understanding global security - Peter Hough

Table 5.2 Typology of contemporary religious violence in the world
Victims Islam Hindu Christianity Buddhism Judaism Other religion
Perpetrators
Islam 1. Sunni v Shiia. Persecution of Persecution of State persecution 1. Persecution of
Iraq and Saudi Arabia minorities in Pakistan minorities – e.g. of the Jumma in minority in Iran
2. Secular v and Bangladesh Copts in Egypt, Bangladesh 2. Terrorist strikes in
fundamentalist Southern Sudanese, non-Islamic countries
in Algeria, Egypt Indonesia, Nigeria, (e.g. Argentina 1992
and Uzbekistan Lebanon and 1994)
Hindu India – societal attacks 1. Hindu v Sikh in India Societal attacks in Tamil Tiger
on Moslems 2. Violence associated India campaign in
with the caste system Sri Lanka
Christianity 1. Far right attacks in Orthodox v other Far-right attacks in 1. South Africa –
Europe and USA (e.g. Georgia) Europe persecution of
2. Civil conflicts in Animists and
former Yugoslavia, Ivory ‘witches’
Coast, Philippines and 2. USA – attacks
Uganda on ‘neo-pagans’
Buddhism State and societal Sinhala Buddhist State persecution in
persecution in resistance v Tamils in Bhutan
Myanmar Sri Lanka
Judaism Zionist groups in Orthodox v secular
Israel/Palestine in Israel
Communism China Laos China (Tibet) Laos Persecution of
Falungong in
China