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March 09, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: India eyes Muslims left behind by quota system
Along the narrow lane known as Khadar Wallah, Muslims and low-caste Hindus have lived side by side for years, bound by poverty, if not religion.
March 08, 2012 - The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Opinion: Turkey: Nation of multiple faiths
After decades of official neglect and mistrust, Turkey has taken several steps to ensure the rights of the country’s non-Muslim religious minorities, and thus to guarantee that the rule of law is applied equally for all Turkish citizens, regardless of individuals’ religion, ethnicity, or language.
March 04, 2012 - South China Morning Post
Morning Post: Bigger CPPCC role on stability
The Communist Party's fourth most powerful figure, the chief of the government's advisory body, has called on other advisers to play a bigger role in religious and ethnic affairs in order to help resolve conflicts during a politically sensitive year....
February 28, 2012 - South China Morning Post
Morning Post: New controls on religious groups' work
Beijing has tightened controls on religious groups by imposing restrictions on their charitable activities, complicating their efforts to secure foreign aid....
February 27, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Prayers mark 10th anniversary of riots in India
Hundreds of survivors of deadly religious riots gathered in western India on Monday to mark the 10th anniversary of the country's worst sectarian violence in recent years, as rights activists accused the local government of delaying justice.
February 23, 2012 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: For China, Jeremy Lin is an inspiration — to a point
When Guo Sicheng looks at American basketball sensation Jeremy Lin, he can almost see himself.
February 22, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Religious conversion stalls dead man's last rites
Burial or cremation? This is the conflict surrounding death of a man, who had converted into Islam, after entering into a relationship with a Muslim woman.
February 21, 2012 - New Straits Times
Straits Times: There's a difference between tradition and religion
IN 2007, there was a local Malay drama which featured a storyline about a Chinese convert who faced a dilemma when she had to fulfil her mother's dying wish.
February 20, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Orthodox Christian leader favors constitution promoting religious freedom in Turkey
The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians said Monday that Turkey’s new constitution should grant equal rights to minorities in the country and safeguard religious freedoms.
February 20, 2012 - South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post: Catholics urged to shun chain stores
The Catholic church has launched a campaign in support of small businesses by encouraging people to give up relying on chain stores for Lent and support their local shopkeeper....
February 20, 2012 - Newsweek
Newsweek: ‘Treason’ in Turkey
Turkey’s reform-minded Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is nothing like his iron-fisted Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin—right?
February 14, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Chinese blocked visit by U.S. religious freedom envoy, advocates say
Chinese officials denied a visa to a top State Department envoy and refused to meet with her to discuss issues of religious freedom days before this week’s high-profile visit to Washington by China’s vice president, according to rights advocates and others.
February 13, 2012 - The Korea Herald
Korea Herald: Does Confucianism have a role in Korea today?
The teachings of Chinese philosopher Confucius have had a profound influence on South Korea. So much so, that the nation is sometimes referred to as the most Confucian society on earth.
February 13, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Rise of Islamism in Maldives a cause of worry for India
On May 27, 2009, a suicide attack on the ISI headquarters in Lahore had a relatively unknown bomber, Ali Jaleel, a Maldivian terrorist, who had joined al-Qaida some time earlier.
February 11, 2012 - The Economist
Economist: Render unto Caesar
THERE was a time when Devon Chang had difficulty reconciling his two chosen faiths: Christianity, which he embraced in 2005 at the age of 19, and the Communist Party of China, which had embraced him a year earlier.
February 10, 2012 - Agence France-Presse
AFP: Turkish PM criticized for 'religious youth' remark
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's comment his government wants to "raise a religious youth" has touched a nerve in society, fuelling debates over an alleged "hidden agenda" to Islamicize secular Turkey.
February 09, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Culture of silence keeps priest sex abuse under wraps in Asia, bishop tells Vatican conference
A culture of silence across Asia may be keeping many victims of clergy sex abuse there from coming forward, a top Asian church official told a Vatican-backed conference on Thursday.
February 08, 2012 - The Times of India
Times of India: Trained in Pak jihad camps, ‘Masterji’ brainwashed youths
Indian Mujahideen ideologue Bashir Hasan alias Talha, popularly known as Masterji among its cadres, was a close associate of Safdar Nagori during their SIMI days.
February 07, 2012 - Straits Times
Straits Times: Is Atheism Illegal in Indonesia?
After surviving a mob attack over a Facebook posting, 31-year-old Indonesian civil servant Alexander Aan was taken into custody by the West Sumatra police for his own safety.
February 05, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Turkey, an imperfect example for the region
For adversaries in a long-distance spat, they made an odd couple.
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