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Shiites killed during a procession

| 02/03/2004
| PAKISTAN
 
Kurdish Leader says fundamentalists against Iraq's rebirth
by Pierre Balanian
An exclusive interview with Sivan Barazani on the massacres which occurred today in Karbala and Baghdad. During it he makes an appeal also to the West: "Italy and all other countries have the duty to intervene " if the don't want terrorism to sprout up in their own land. "It's a fight of humanity against obscurantism."   
| 02/03/2004
| iraq
 
As draft of new constitution is signed some fears expressed

A commentary by Bishop S. Warduni
| 01/03/2004
| Iraq
 
Muslim militants urge the imposition of Islamic Law

| 01/03/2004
| indonesia
 
Islamist defeat in Provisional Governing Council

| 28/02/2004
| iraq
 
Islam and the West: peace urged among critics for the Iraqi war

| 26/02/2004
| indonesia
 
Anglican Church brings Sunnis and Shiites closer together

| 25/02/2004
| Iraq
 
Cardinal Sfeir exposes attempts to Islamicize schools

| 24/02/2004
| Lebanon
 
Revolution in television: First edition of "Big Brother" aired on Arab TV

| 24/02/2004
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
 
Christians fear the Shariah, attacks of a religious nature.

| 21/02/2004
| iraq
 
First days of elections likened to freedom's "funeral party"

Even Christians from Isfahan and Jews turned out to vote.
| 21/02/2004
| iraq
 
Khomeini's long shadow hangs over elections
by Gerolamo Fazzini

An interview with  Fr. Paolo Nicelli, PIME

Along the difficult and contradictory path leading to elections, Iran is searching for a way to modernize the country without uprooting deep-seated Islamic tradition.
| 20/02/2004
| iran
 
Disillusioned and discouraged, young Iranians boycott elections

| 20/02/2004
| iran
 
Ayatollah Jannti says "voting is like praying"

| 20/02/2004
| iran
 
Imam Muqtada Al-Sadr threatens to launch Intifada

| 19/02/2004
| iraq
 
Electoral defeat announced for reformists

| 16/02/2004
| iran
 
Christians seek greater role in government, Ulemas condemn terrorism

| 16/02/2004
| iraq
 
Muslims and Hindus against St. Valentine's Day

| 14/02/2004
| SAUDI ARABIA – INDIA
 
Iraq's future worries nearby countries

| 14/02/2004
| kuwait
 
"Ever greater gap between the masses and ruling class"
by Pierre Balanian
| 13/02/2004
| iran
 
Former president of Chechnya dies

| 13/02/2004
| QATAR
 
Christian missionary work among Muslims of the South

| 09/02/2004
| Thailand
 
Persecutions of Muslim converts to Christianity continue

| 07/02/2004
| EGYPT
 
We Christians are smothered by Islam and the West
by Giuseppe Caffulli

An interview with Card. Stephanos II Ghattas, patriarch of Egypt's Coptic Catholic Church.

Cairo (AsiaNews) – Some days ago the first meeting occurred between the Catholic Church and Egypt's Orthodox Churches. Representing Catholics was Card. Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity. During the meetings, the Coptic Orthodox pope, Shenouda III, appeared briefly to share his greetings. Church leaders agreed to make an appointment to meet again in Rome next Jan. 25 2005. Meanwhile, Christian Churches in Egypt are persecuted, sometimes in subtle or violent ways. In order to have an idea of the ecumenicalism and missionary work-martyrdom experienced by these Churches, "Mondo e Missione" interviewed Card. Stephanos II Ghattas, patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church of Egypt (see. Feb. 2004 issue).

Today we will offer an update on violence used against Christians on  www.asianews.it .   
| 07/02/2004
| Egypt - Vatican
 
Kurdish leader says suicide bombers are Islamic fundamentalist from abroad
by Pierre Balanian

An exclusive interview with S. Barazani, (PDK) regarding the Erbil attacks and their consequences for the country's Christian and Muslim populations.

| 05/02/2004
| Iraq
 
International Anti-terror Conference held in Bali

| 04/02/2004
| indonesia
 
New Muslim militant group born to fight Christians

| 04/02/2004
| indonesia
 
Signs of reconciliation in the Moluccas

| 03/02/2004
| indonesia
 
Headscarf: symbol of religious freedom or Islamic colonization?
by p. Samir Khalil Samir SJ
Tomorrow in France discussion and voting gets underway concerning the law which would ban the Islamic veil, or headscarf, in schools. French bishops have already noticed that the law risks becoming a statement of "secularism" against religious expression (it prohibits not only headscarves, but also crosses, kippahs and turbans). The February issue of the monthly magazine, "Mondo e Mission", offers the opinion of a Jesuit priest, Fr. Samir Khalil Samir. According to Fr. Samir, a well respected Islamic studies scholar, the battle over the headscarf is part of an "Islamicist" plan that risks crumbling Europe's socio-political identity. Below we report Fr. Samir's analysis.
| 02/02/2004
| FRANCE – ISLAM
 
Pilgrims trampled at hajj stoning ritual

| 01/02/2004
| saudi arabia
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Two bishops from mainland China at the Synod in the Vatican
Bishop Yang Yongqiang of Zhouchun and Yao Shun of Jining are on the list of members released today a couple of weeks before the synod opens. They were picked by the local Church in agreement with the authorities and appointed by Pope Francis.
| 21/09/2023
| CHINA - VATICAN
 
Iraq, Card. Sako: if Rome remains silent the future of Iraqi Christians at risk
by Dario Salvi
The cardinal relects on the the tumultuous weeks since the withdrawal of the presidential decree under pressure from self-styled leaders (in the pay of Tehran). A  "more subtle" threat hangs over the community, but with the same logic as Isis: drive ...
| 19/09/2023
| GATEWAY TO THE EAST
 
FAO: rice prices hit highest point in 15 years due to shortages in Asia
by Alessandra De Poli
In August, the UN Food and Agriculture Agency reported a 9.8 per cent price hike over July despite an overall drop in food prices. Rice is vulnerable to extreme climate events, like those that devastated Pakistan and China last year, but the recent increase ...
| 12/09/2023
| ASIA
 
Card Zuppi travels to Beijing to talk peace in Ukraine while Chinese bishops visit Belgium
The archbishop of Bologna continues the mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis. If, as some media reports suggest, he will meet Premier Li Qiang, this will be the first high-level meeting between a top Church official and the head of government of ...
| 12/09/2023
| CHINA – VATICAN
 
Between the US and China, Vietnam looks to hi-tech for growth
During Biden's visit, Vietnam announced a historic strategic partnership with the United States almost 50 years after the Vietnam War. Since 2017, many big tech companies have left China in favour of its communist neighbour in Southeast Asia, investing ...
| 11/09/2023
| VIETNAM – UNITED STATES
 
Fr Lembo remembers Bishop Mori for whom God was the ‘onsen’ of his heart
by Andrea Lembo *
At the funeral of the auxiliary bishop of Tokyo, the PIME missionary, who replaced him at the helm of the Shinsei Kaikan Catholic Cultural Centre, remembered the prelate who loved to refer to God through the typically Japanese image of hot spring water. ...
| 06/09/2023
| JAPAN
 
Beijing removes Mongolian history from bookshelves
On the same day that Pope Francis praised Mongolian culture and traditions, the authorities in China’s Inner Mongolia region, where a fifth of the population is Mongolian, described them as “historical nihilism” in the name of sinicisation. ...
| 05/09/2023
| CHINA – MONGOLIA – VATICAN
 
Francis' theological hope in dialogue with China from Ulan Bator
by Gianni Criveller *
Fr. Gianni Criveller, PIME missionary and sinologist, comments on the words addressed by the pope yesterday to the Chinese people from Mongolia, with Card. Tong and Cardinal-designate Chow. "There is no contradiction between being good Christians and ...
| 04/09/2023
| CHINA - VATICAN - MONGOLIA
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