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May 20, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: In Myanmar, a movement for Muslim and Buddhist tolerance
Days after communal violence rocked central Myanmar in late March, leaving more than 40 people dead and raising tensions in the mostly Buddhist country, a group of Muslims and a group of Buddhists decided enough was enough.
May 13, 2013 - The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Missionaries urge Korea to lift travel ban
Kim Jin-dae hoped he could persuade the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to lift its ban on travel to countries it deemed as too dangerous for Korean passport holders, but he knew better.
May 13, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Africa, Asia See Boom in Priests as Europe Withers
The number of Catholic priests in Africa and Asia has shot up over the past decade while decreasing in Europe, mirroring trends in the numbers of Catholic faithful that helped lead to the election of Pope Francis as the first non-European pope in over a millennium.
May 07, 2013 - Associated Press
AP: Pakistan's minorities have no faith in democracy
In majority Muslim Pakistan, religious minorities say democracy is killing them.
May 06, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Anti-blasphemy protests in Bangladesh turn violent
Violence erupted across Bangladesh on Monday as Islamist fundamentalists demanding passage of an anti-blasphemy law clashed with security forces, leaving a trail of property damage and at least 22 people dead after a second day of unrest.
May 03, 2013 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Pakistan secular candidates campaign at their own risk
When Masoom Shah hits the campaign trail these days, he brings a 9-millimeter Glock pistol and a team of up to 50 bodyguards.
May 02, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Fear begets fear in Myanmar: Citizens take on security as Buddhist extremism, violence spread
They have seen how the troubles start from the smallest things. They have seen the police powerless before mobs fired with religious zeal and armed with bricks and swords.
April 26, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: For Indonesian atheists, a community of support amid constant fear
Karina is an atheist, but her friends jokingly call her “the prophet.” That is because she is helping nurture a community for unbelievers in predominantly Muslim Indonesia, where trumpeting one’s disbelief in God can lead to abuse, ostracism and even prison.
April 21, 2013 - The Washington Times
Washington Times: Hindu nationalist, banned from U.S., leading candidate for prime minister
A Hindu nationalist leader is his party’s top candidate to become India’s next prime minister, despite being banned from entering the U.S. because of accusations his government was involved in deadly anti-Muslim riots.
April 18, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Cheers and Maori song as lawmakers make New Zealand 13th country to legalize gay marriage
The halls of Parliament echoed with a traditional Maori love song after lawmakers made New Zealand the 13th country in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage.
April 18, 2013 - The Guardian
Guardian: Buddhist monk uses racism and rumours to spread hatred in Burma
His name is Wirathu, he calls himself the "Burmese Bin Laden" and he is a Buddhist monk who is stoking religious hatred across Burma.
April 07, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Anti-Muslim campaign causes fears of a new wave of ethnic violence in war-torn Sri Lanka
A red-robed Buddhist monk calmly picked up stones and hurled them at a security camera. Then, as police looked on, his followers smashed up a popular, Muslim-owned clothing store.
April 06, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Hardline Muslims rally in Bangladesh seeking anti-blasphemy law amid nationwide shutdown
Hundreds of thousands of members of a hardline Muslim group rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to demand authorities enact anti-blasphemy laws to punish people who insult Islam.
April 04, 2013 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Pakistani candidates face religious vetting
Pakistan's election authorities have begun forcing candidates for parliament to prove their Islamic credentials, often in front of TV cameras, in a test of whether any space remains for secularism in the country's politics.
April 03, 2013 - The Associated Press
AP: Pakistani youth prefer Islamic or military rule to democracy, survey finds
A larger number of young Pakistanis believe the country should be governed by Islamic law or military rule rather than democracy, according to a survey released Wednesday, weeks before historic national elections.
April 01, 2013 - National Public Radio
NPR: Pakistan's ambitious program to re-educate militants
A Pakistani army officer named Col. Zeshan is giving a tour of a jihadi rehabilitation center secreted in the hills of northwest Pakistan's Swat Valley.
March 30, 2013 - The Economist
Economist: Communal violence in Myanmar: When the lid blows off
When Myanmar’s newly installed president and former soldier, Thein Sein, kick-started the country’s political transition two years ago, he hoped to usher in a clean and steady advance towards some sort of orderly democracy. Now, however, things are starting to turn out rather differently.
March 24, 2013 - The New York Times
NYT: Myanmar's ethnic minorities grow pessimistic about peace
Ethnic conflicts have been described as Myanmar’s original sin, a legacy of hatred and mistrust that fueled more than six decades of intermittent civil war.
March 14, 2013 - Reuters
Reuters: China urges Vatican to drop Taiwan ties day after pope elected
China's 8-12 million Catholics are divided between the Communist Party-run Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, that has installed bishops without Vatican approval, and an underground church, whose members meet in private, wary of state control.
March 06, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Power of the Catholic Church slipping in Philippines

As the Vatican commences its Papal Conclave in Rome, a test of the Catholic Church’s moral and political influence is underway in the Philippines.

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