# Roundup: Aboriginal incarceration, Hindu religion, Egypt, Horn of Africa, Tuvalu

> As Christians we need to oppose the racist narrative that still accepts and justified this terrible destruction of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples.

19 October 2011 · News

Canonical: https://insights1.uca.org.au/articles/roundup-aboriginal-incarceration-hindu-religion-egypt-horn-of-africa-tuvalu/

## [Aboriginal incarceration](https://theology-justice.blogspot.com/)

As Christians we need to oppose the racist narrative that still accepts and justified this terrible destruction of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples.

## [WCC explores Christian self-understanding in context of Hindu religion](https://www.oikoumene.org/en/news/news-management/eng/a/article/1634/wcc-explores-christian-se.html)

With the rise of religious fundamentalism and religious extremism in the world, as well as recently emerging tensions in India over the issues of conversions, a genuine need exists to review Christian-Hindu relationships afresh, according to the participants of a consultation organised by the World Council of Churches on Christian self-understanding in the context of Hindu religion.

## [WCC continues to support Egyptian churches in their quest for peace](https://www.oikoumene.org/en/news/news-management/eng/a/article/1634/wcc-continues-to-support.html)

The World Council of Churches (WCC) supports Egyptian Christians in their quest for justice, rejection of violence and initiatives for dialogue in the wake of 9 October clashes between peaceful protestors and the army in Cairo which resulted in 25 people dead, mostly Coptic Christians, while the country was preparing to return to democracy.

## [Horn of Africa: Kidnappings and torrential rains threaten relief efforts](https://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/oct/17/horn-africa-kidnappings-rains-worsen-crisis)

Security issues and a deluge of rain are adding to concerns for aid agencies whose funds are already running dangerously low.

## [Tuvalu drought could be dry run for dealing with climate change](https://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/17/tuvalu-drought-climate-change)

Tiny nation is suffering from severe La Niña pattern but its problems run deeper with the risk of being swallowed whole by the Pacific Ocean.