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October 23, 2011 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: In China, self-immolations add radical bent to Tibetan protests
Shopkeepers peer out from storefronts festooned with traditional Tibetan prayer flags at platoons of armed police, some carrying an unusual addition to their riot regalia: fire extinguishers.
October 21, 2011 - The Australian
Australian: Benedict's blessing shows his belief in Australian Catholicism
His willingness to open the centre was a reflection of his belief that the Catholic Church in Australia was doing a good job tackling the problems of an increasingly secular Western world, according to Cardinal George Pell.
October 21, 2011 - Times of India
Times of India: Deoband rector slams allegations of Wahabi link, Saudi funding
Stung by the charge that the Deoband seminary supports hardline Wahabism and is funded by petro-dollars, Darul Uloom Deoband hit back at its critics saying it did not endorse extremism.
October 19, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Islamist imagines a democratic future for Tunisia
For more than three decades, Rachid al-Ghannouchi has preached that pluralism, democracy and Islam are harmonious
October 18, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Gay pastor in New York urges change in Malaysia
The Rev. Boon Lin Ngeo, a Malaysian Protestant pastor whose message of tolerance for homosexuals has drawn fire in his country, sat with his male partner on a lime-green sofa inside the Office of the City Clerk in New York on a late summer day, where they waited their turn to be married.
October 16, 2011 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Chinese Jews feel more at home in Israel
As a child growing up in Kaifeng in central China, Jin Jin was constantly reminded of her unusual heritage.
October 11, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Catholic church in India says have more children
Worried about its dwindling numbers, the Roman Catholic church in southern India is exhorting its flock to have more children, with some parishes offering free schooling, medical care and even cash bonuses for large families, church officials said Tuesday.
October 07, 2011 - The Australian
Australian: Local Islamists draw on British success in bid for sharia law

The push to recognise sharia law in Australia has entered an ambitious new phase that draws on the tactics that have handed success to Islamists in Britain.

October 06, 2011 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Reconciliation between Muslims and Hindus in Indian-controlled Kashmir
His elderly mother by his side, O.P. Kichloo walked up to their former house for the first time since they fled Kashmir in 1990.
October 02, 2011 - The Korea Times
Korea Times: Korean Buddhist culture lures Parisiens
Ven. Jaseung, the head of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, said he will set up a long-term plan to globalize Korean Buddhism at a press conference in Paris, France, Saturday.
September 26, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Islamic healing is on the rise in Southeast Asia
A 47-year-old housewife who recently started using Islamic alternative cures emerged tearfully from an exorcism, speaking of newfound tranquility after a turbulent time in her life. Also, her abdominal pains are finally easing.
September 26, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: South Africa accused of kowtowing to China over Dalai Lama visit
South African officials may block the Dalai Lama from celebrating the 80th birthday of his friend and fellow Nobel Peace Laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, amid fears that Chinese pressure is trumping the country’s much-vaunted policies on freedom of speech and human rights.
September 24, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Dalai Lama: will spell out reincarnation details
The Dalai Lama said Saturday if he is to be reincarnated he will leave clear written instructions about the process, but that the matter is unlikely to come up for a number of years.
September 21, 2011 - National Post
National Post: Assassination shatters peace hopes
The head of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, former president Burhanuddin Rabbani, was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber at his home near the U.S. embassy in Kabul Tuesday night, dealing a serious blow to the prospects of reconciliation in the country.
September 21, 2011 - The Times of India
Times of India: China makes dent in halal market with 1/8th of India's Muslim population
With 22 million Muslims, China has just one-eight of India's Muslim population. But China has managed to play an effective role in the $500 billion export market for halal food by capitalizing on its influence as the world's biggest buyer of petroleum products.
September 15, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Islamists criticize Turkish premier's 'secular' remarks
The Muslim Brotherhood objected to statements by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan telling Egyptians not to fear building a secular state, in a rare clash that exposes the gap between the so-called Turkish model for building a Muslim democracy and what Islamists in the region believe when they invoke it.
September 14, 2011 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Pakistan's Islamic preachers: Gateway to radicalization?
Hawkers park their carts next to the latest-model cars of business tycoons as thousands of men rush into the Madni Mosque in Karachi city.
September 08, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Muslim militant group claims western China attacks
A militant Muslim group claimed by video it carried out recent attacks in western China that killed at least three dozen people, a monitoring group said.
August 31, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Muslim breakaway rebel leader warns of post-Ramadan attacks in southern Philippines
A radical commander of a new Muslim rebel faction warned Wednesday of retaliation if his jungle-based forces in the southern Philippines come under attack from government troops or his former guerrilla group.
August 31, 2011 - The Independent
Independent: The fast and the furious: Muslims are told Ramadan is not over yet
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims were left hungry and disappointed yesterday after Indonesia's government declared that the Moon was not in the right position to herald the end of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting.
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