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April 19, 2011 - The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail: Fears of uprisings prompt China’s Easter crackdown
The days leading up to Easter are always a sombre time for Christians. But this year in Beijing, many believers have the added concern of not knowing if or where they’ll be allowed to celebrate the holiest day of the year on the Christian calendar.
April 17, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Illicit church, evicted, tries to buck Beijing
It has all the trappings one would expect from the capital’s most well-heeled and prestigious Christian congregation: a Sunday school for children, nature hikes for singles and clothing drives for the needy.
April 13, 2011 - South China Morning Post
SCMP: Living Buddha must deal with issues that go beyond religion
Angwen Danbarenqing, the 29-year-old abbot of Jiegu Monastery and a living Buddha, has been busy this week in Jiegu town
April 11, 2011 - St. Albert Gazette
St. Albert Gazette: China appoints new bishop with Vatican approval following souring of relations
China has ordained a new Catholic bishop approved by the Vatican for the first time since ties between the sides soured last year, according to church figures with knowledge of the events.
April 10, 2011 - The Times of India
Times of India: Pak Sufis become victim of West's great expectations
When two young men blew themselves up at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan's Punjab province last Sunday, killing 42, it was yet another assault on Islam's most vulnerable, allegedly least threatening strand — Sufism
April 09, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: In effort to change tone of immigration debate, groups turn to Utah
Liberal immigration activists are looking to Utah as a compassionate and logical model for shaping the nation’s policies toward illegal immigrants.
April 07, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: In Turkey, ruling party under pressure to field headscarf-wearing candidates in elections
Fatma Bostan Unsal says she was barred from taking an exam for doctoral studies at a Turkish university because she wore an Islamic headscarf, so she traveled abroad to study.
April 07, 2011 - The Economist
The Economist: From Moscow to Mecca: As this part of Russia’s empire frays, fundamentalist Islam takes a stronger hold
Only the call to prayer disturbs the morning air in the small Dagestani village of Novosasitli. Dogs do not bark here. All “unclean” animals have been exterminated.
April 04, 2011 - Star Tribune
Star Tribune: Violence, arrests cripple Bangladesh as Islamic hard-liners enforce strike over women's rights

Police clashed with demonstrators and arrested dozens in Bangladesh as a hard-line Muslim group enforced a paralyzing general strike Monday protesting a new policy giving women equal inheritance rights.

April 03, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Malaysia’s government allows Malay-language Bibles to be printed locally to appease Christians
Malaysia’s government said it would allow Malay-language Bibles to be printed locally, in a major concession to the country’s minority Christian community to soothe anger over seized shipments of their holy books.
April 01, 2011 - The Independent
The Independent: Sufi festival has spirits in a whirl
Of all the great traditions of spiritual music, Sufi music is the least known and yet, in many ways, the most approachable.
March 31, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Vietnam persecutes Christian minority, report says
Vietnam has increased repression of indigenous minority Christians in the country’s Central Highlands, closing small informal churches, compelling public renunciations of faith and arresting worshipers, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday.
March 27, 2011 - The Times of India
Times of India: Religion and politics: A lucrative alliance of convenience
Every dharmaguru you meet on a visit to Thakurnagar will insist he isn't into politics. "But leaders of all political parties come here," they'll also tell you.
March 26, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Pakistani Christian official’s slaying stirs fear, discord
For generations, this village in Punjab province has been a rare oasis of religious harmony. Muslims and Christians attend each other’s weddings and are buried in the same cemetery.
March 25, 2011 - The Times of India
Times of India: Religious groups put faith in busines
Indian religious organizations across all major faiths are diversifying their "business model" to maintain the loyalty of their followers and attract new devotees.
March 23, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Malaysia's gov't softens stance on seized Bibles
Malaysia's government has reversed its decision to stamp a seized shipment of Malay-language Bibles with serial numbers and government seals, softening its stance after Christians slammed the move as desecrating their holy book.
March 23, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: In Malaysia, Shiites struggle to practice their faith
Like a vast majority of Muslims in Malaysia, Mohammad Shah was raised according to the Sunni school of Islam
March 17, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Malaysia gags Lady Gaga, garbles gay lyrics
Malaysian radio stations worry some lyrics in Lady Gaga's gay anthem "Born This Way" are on the wrong track, baby.
March 15, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Religious groups mobilize to aid Japan
As the extent of the death and destruction from the massive disaster in Japan comes into focus, religious relief organizations are sending and supporting teams to assess the damage.
March 13, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: In Turkey, thousands protest a crackdown on press freedom
Thousands of people marched in central Istanbul on Sunday to protest a crackdown on the press in Turkey after the arrest of more than a dozen journalists this month.
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