* Pakistani Hindu pilgrims allowed to cross into India after detention
BBC News: “Pakistan officials have allowed a group of Hindu pilgrims who were detained at the border to cross into India. More than 200 Pakistani Hindus were held at the Wagah crossing near Lahore...
View Article* More Chinese Muslims head for Mecca pilgrimage
Xinhua: “A total of 332 Muslims from northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region flew to Mecca, Saudi Arabia Sunday evening for the annual pilgrimage. This is part of the government-organized...
View Article* Muslims help in construction of Hindu temple in Bihar
It is gratifying to learn that Hindu-Muslim relationships are not always about antipathy and violence. Times of India: “While violence over the expansion of a Hindu temple near Charminar in...
View Article* Hope rule of law will prevail in Pak in 26/11 case: Khurshid
The Hindu: “With the execution of lone surviving Mumbai attacks gunman Ajmal Kasab, India hopes “rule of law” will prevail in Pakistan as well, said External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid even as...
View ArticleIslamic leaders join efforts against extremism – China – Chinadaily.com.cn
China’s top Islamic leaders urged the nation’s Muslims to resist religious extremism and oppose to terrorism after a number of violent attacks in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in March and...
View ArticleHarrods Hopes Prince William Hoopla in China Will Bring a Boost – China Real...
For every five pounds spent by a Chinese tourist in the United Kingdom, just over one quid is spent at upscale department store Harrods. No wonder, then, that company managing director Michael Ward is...
View ArticleChina steps up controls in unruly Xinjiang as Ramadan approaches | Reuters
Some local governments in China’s unruly far western region of Xinjiang are stepping up controls on the Islamic faith followed by the Uighur people ahead of Ramadan, including making officials swear...
View ArticleChina’s other Muslims | The Economist
THE faithful are returning from the haj. Waiting for prayers outside the Great Mosque in Tongxin, a remote town in the western province of Ningxia, Li Yuchuan calls his pilgrimage a liberation: “Our...
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