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August 03, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: China steps up campaign against Ramadan fasting for Uighurs; experts fear backlash
China is discouraging some Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang from fasting during Ramadan.
August 01, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Jews, Sikhs, Hindus root for fellow believers in Olympics
Americans cheered when Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass., won a gold medal on Tuesday (July 31) in the women's all-around gymnastics competition, but at least some American Jews likely cheered a little louder.
July 29, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Vietnam considers legalizing same-sex marriage
Dinh Thi Hong Loan grasps her girlfriend's hand, and the two gaze into each other's love-struck eyes. Smiling, they talk about their upcoming wedding — how they'll exchange rings and toast the beginning of their lives together.
July 25, 2012 - The Independent
Independent: Burma's monks call for Muslim community to be shunned
Monks who played a vital role in Burma's recent struggle for democracy have been accused of fuelling ethnic tensions in the country by calling on people to shun a Muslim community that has suffered decades of abuse.
July 22, 2012 - The Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Philippines birth control: Filipinos want it, priests don't
Shortly after sunrise, a woman with soulful eyes and short-cropped black hair hurried down a narrow alley in flip-flops, picking her way around clusters of squatting children, piles of trash and chunks of concrete.
July 21, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Muslims begin Ramadan fast in Asia; holy month marred by bombings in Thailand’s south
Muslims have begun fasting for the start of the Ramadan holy month in Indonesia, Malaysia and elsewhere around Asia, but the somber occasion was marred in Buddhist-dominated Thailand by two bomb blasts that killed one person and injured seven.
July 18, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Officials turn blind eye as religious tensions rise in Indonesia
The problems began shortly after Tajul Muluk, a Shiite cleric, opened a boarding school in 2004.
July 13, 2012 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: In Malaysia, ruling party uses Islamic values to bolster support
First came the banning of a gay arts festival and the book "Islamic Sex."
July 10, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Spreading the faith where faith itself is suspect
The Rev. Peter Liu Yongbin, a wireless microphone tethered to his head, gazed out over his prospective converts and plowed into the ABCs of Roman Catholic faith.
July 03, 2012 - The Straits Times
Straits Times: The changing face of Australia
Australia has become more Asian, less religious and the population is more spread out, according to a five-yearly snapshot which reveals the changing face of the nation.
June 25, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Clashes erupt in Indian Kashmir after mosque fire
A fire has destroyed a revered Muslim shrine in India's portion of Kashmir, prompting anti-government protests by local residents angered over what they say was a slow response by firefighters.
June 22, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Thai Buddhist film festival seeks to spark faith
Religion can be a tough sell nowadays, so instead of waiting for disciples to make their way to temple, some promoters brought 36 films with Buddhist themes to the heart of modern Thailand earlier this month.
June 21, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Madrassa makes Muslim women self-reliant
Family troubles forced Sharmeen Ansari (19) to quit studies after completing her intermediate.
June 19, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Indian Muslims discuss reforms to Haj pilgrimage management after SC judgment to abolish Haj subsidy
Forum for Haj Pilgrimage Management in India (FHMI) organized a one day Conference that deliberated on the issues and concerns related to Haj Pilgrimage Management and suggested options for a subsidy-free Haj Management in India on Tuesday.
June 18, 2012 - The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Opinion: Can Korea ever accept homosexuals?
Homosexuality has long been taboo in Korean society.
June 18, 2012 - The Australian
Australian: Church edicts: no gay marriage
THE two opposing camps in the battle over gay marriage rallied their troops yesterday ahead of what could be the first federal parliamentary debate on the legislation today.
June 15, 2012 - The Straits Times
Straits Times: More flexibility for churches, temples with new space rules
Small churches and Taoist groups are likely to benefit from new rules that allow religious organisations to worship in industrial buildings.
June 15, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Internet unshackled, Burmese aim venom at ethnic minority
Over the past year, Myanmar’s government has ended its heavy censorship, allowing citizens unfettered access to a wide variety of Web sites that had been banned during military rule.
June 13, 2012 - Straits Times
Straits Times: Religious groups welcome new rules on industrial site use
Religious organisations have welcomed the new guidelines that will allow greater use of industrial sites for their activities.
June 13, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Turkey's culture wars heat up after PM equates abortion with murder
Obstetrician Ayse Akin fought for 13 years to legalize abortions in Turkey after seeing dozens of women die trying to perform them on themselves.
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