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Four American Christians who had more th …

thabet — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:43:16 +0000

Four American Christians who had more than 300 Bibles confiscated by Chinese customs officials left Kunming airport after a 26-hour standoff, after realising the officials would not change their stance.

Renewed violence in western China.

thabet — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:55:01 +0000

Three security staff have been stabbed to death in China’s Xinjiang region.

George Bush called on China to respect r …

thabet — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:59:41 +0000

George Bush called on China to respect religious freedom.

Bush also called on Russia to “respect Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty”, at which point most of the audience fell about laughing.

At the end of 2007, Radio 4’s Robin Lus …

thabet — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:21:12 +0000

At the end of 2007, Radio 4’s Robin Lustig predicted that we would hear a lot more about Pakistan in 2008. So far he has been right. And it may not just be the US which puts the pressure on Pakistan; China may have something to say too.

Wang Daiyu describes the accommodation f …

aziz — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:08:53 +0000

Wang Daiyu describes the accommodation for religious prayer for Olympic athletes.

Wang Daiyu has created several very cool …

aziz — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:03:32 +0000

Wang Daiyu has created several very cool desktop wallpapers that feature a map of China and the famous hadith of the Prophet, “seek knowledge, even as far as China”. I love how “Peace be upon him” looks in Chinese.

Incidentally, he also has compiled some defenses of that hadith from its detractors.

June 4th will someday be as meaningful a …

aziz — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:36:18 +0000

June 4th will someday be as meaningful as July 4th, as far as the symbolism of human freedom goes.

http://tinyurl.com/5lg8pp

The Chinese authorities are telling tour …

thabet — Sat, 31 May 2008 20:18:03 +0000

The Chinese authorities are telling tour operators in the country to stop selling holidays to France.

Turns out that the tension between India …

aziz — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:46:07 +0000

I previously mentioned China and India’s complex relationship. Turns out that there’s a geologic component as well:

http://tinyurl.com/54pert

In a literal sense, the earthquake really was India’s fault.

The death toll, meanwhile, rises to 15,000.

Indscribe marvels at the survival of the …

aziz — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:34:08 +0000

Indscribe marvels at the survival of the Uighur language. Wang Daiyu introduces us to the term, ninjabi.