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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.
August 28, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: Halls of power narrow for Malaysian women
At the gathering in a hotel on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital, there was talk of canvassing “highly persuadable” voters, campaign budgets and media strategies. There was even a stirring speech by a “candidate.”
August 27, 2011 - The Australian
Australian: Indonesia 'a model for Arab uprisings'
AUSTRALIAN ambassador Greg Moriarty says Indonesia has shown the "Arab Spring" countries that Islam and democracy are compatible, and demonstrated the wisdom of not marginalising groups on religious grounds.
August 24, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Reports: Chinese priests detained over new bishop
A number of priests and laymen in China's underground Catholic church have been detained in the country's northwest in a struggle over the appointment of a new bishop, overseas reports said Wednesday.
August 23, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Beijing's Panchen Lama ends trip to monastery
A Tibetan spiritual leader installed by China's communist government against the Dalai Lama's wishes has finished a trip to a major Buddhist monastery with comments unlikely to endear him to an already skeptical Tibetan public.
August 22, 2011 - The Australian
The Australian: Malek Fahd Islamic School 'fees' funding Australian Federation of Islamic Councils
THE nation's peak Muslim body is extracting millions of dollars in rent and fees from a successful Islamic school in Sydney that draws most of its funding from taxpayers.
August 20, 2011 - The Economist
Economist: Your billion or ours?
ONLY a year ago, a great diplomatic breakthrough—the exchange of ambassadors between the world’s largest church and the world’s most populous country—seemed to be in the offing.
August 15, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Victim of Indonesian mob attack sent to jail
An Indonesian man wounded when Islamic hard-liners launched a deadly attack on his minority sect was sentenced Monday to six months in prison — more than some of those caught on video taking part in the lynching.
August 14, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: Hundreds rally in Nepal for sexual rights
Hundreds of gay, lesbian, transgender people marched with supporters in a southern Nepal town Sunday to demand equal rights under a new constitution the country is in the process of writing.
August 09, 2011 - The Australian
The Australian: Dalai Lama hands power to Harvard graduate Lobsang Sangay
LOBSANG Sangay, a 43-year-old Harvard scholar, took office yesterday as the Dalai Lama's political successor, vowing to free his homeland from Chinese "colonialism".
August 09, 2011 - The Associated Press
AP: No shame for religious killings in Indonesian town
When Dani bin Misra was released from prison last week after serving just three months for smashing in the skull of a member of a Muslim sect, this conservative Indonesian town let out a triumphant cry.
August 08, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Saudi beheading fuels backlash in Indonesia
As leader of Indonesia’s — and the world’s — largest Muslim organization, Said Aqil Siraj used to get pelted with angry e-mails and text messages whenever he questioned Saudi Arabia’s rigid, ultra-puritanical take on Islam.
August 06, 2011 - The Straits Times
Straits Times: Books and bombs in religious schools
An hour's drive from Jakarta and deep inside a residential area, the sounds of a ball being kicked around can be heard from the Daarul Uluum Islamic school, where students learn Islamic history and law alongside English and physics.
August 01, 2011 - The New York Times
NYT: China blames foreign-trained separatists for attacks in Xinjiang
The authorities in China’s troubled Xinjiang region charged Monday that the leader of the first of two lethal assaults over the weekend had trained in Pakistan, an unusually specific accusation that could hint at growing Chinese impatience with Pakistan’s inability to control radical groups operating within its borders.
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