Source: Reuters By Ben Blanchard, Tom Miles BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) – China is mounting an increasingly sophisticated counterattack to criticism of its policies in the restive, heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, courting […]
Source: Aljazeera In yet another move aimed at reducing Islamic influence in China, authorities there have renamed a river because it had an “Arabic-sounding name”. The name of the river “Aiyi” […]
Updated 33 sec ago AP October 04, 2018 Sales of drones are helping to expand Chinese influence across a region vital to American security interests With China’s drone sales booming, […]
Source: Reuters BY Greg Torode, Philip Pullella HONG KONG/VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A landmark deal between China’s leaders and the Vatican over the appointment of bishops has been struck without Beijing […]
Source: BBC News By Roland Hughes Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionA Muslim man leads the call to prayer in China’s Xinjiang province in 2008 China is facing growing criticism over its […]
Source: The Guardian By Benjamin Haas Crackdown on unofficial churches comes as Vatican and Beijing sign controversial deal on appointment of bishops. A man waits outside during a mass at the […]
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BEIJING (AP) — The Vatican’s breakthrough agreement to give China some say over bishop appointments has critics accusing the church of caving in to […]
Sep 27,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Gwynne Dyer Ten years ago this month, the financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, triggering the 2008 crash and the subsequent […]
Source: The New York Times By Amy Qin and Karoline Kan HONG KONG — For the last two years, tensions have been brewing in a sleepy Taiwan village after a contractor hired to […]
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged China’s leaders on Wednesday to move ahead with “trust, courage and farsightedness” after Beijing and the Vatican struck […]
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis acknowledged Tuesday that his landmark deal with China over bishop nominations will cause suffering among the […]
Source: The Economist MANY recent reports about religion in China have concerned repression, from the mass internment of Muslims in the north-west to the demolition or closure of Protestant churches. […]
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 Pakistani businessman Mirza Imran Baig and his compatriot sit outside the Pakistani embassy waiting for assistance in the cases of […]
BBC Documentary about Reincarnation of Khensur Rinpoche Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Many in the West may not be able to locate Tibet on […]
Source: The New York Times By Ian Johnson BEIJING — Over the last two years, China’s estimated 60 million Christians have felt the power of a newly assertive government eager […]
Source: The Washington Post By Anna Fifield September 21 BEIJING — One of the most senior Uighur officials in the Chinese government is being investigated for corruption, the Communist Party’s anti-graft agency […]
Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and China said Saturday they had signed a “provisional agreement” over the appointment of bishops, a breakthrough on […]
Source: Bloomberg For three centuries, a succession of Tibetan spiritual and political leaders known as Dalai Lama ruled from a crimson-and-white castle overlooking the city of Lhasa. The Potala Palace […]
Source: The Guardian BY Lily Kuo Pakistan has asked China to soften restrictions on ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang, one of the first public criticisms from a majority Muslim country over China’s policies in […]
Source: Associated Press By YANAN WANG and DAKE KANG ISTANBUL (AP) — Every morning, Meripet wakes up to her nightmare: The Chinese government has turned four of her children into […]