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Rubric Islam

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Islam
 
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
 
Mecca pilgrimage filled with fears of attacks

| 31/01/2004
| Saudi Arabia
 
A Church of the catacombs, made up of only foreigners
by Giuseppe Caffulli

An interview with Fr. Giuseppe Moretti, head of the missio sui iuris in Afghanistan

| 30/01/2004
| AFGHANISTAN
 
Baghdad nuncio says UN can play watchdog
by Pierre Balanian
An interview with Msgr. Fernando Filoni, Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq
| 28/01/2004
| IRAQ – VATICAN
 
Parliament – Guardians Council: compromise in sight
by Pierre Balanian
An Interview with Ali Salami, editor in chief of the Tehran Times
| 27/01/2004
| iran
 
Guardians Council votes down electoral reform law

| 26/01/2004
| iran
 
Exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hezbollah

| 25/01/2004
| LEBANON – ISRAEL
 
Christian killed and two wounded in Central Sulawesi shoot-out

| 23/01/2004
| indonesia
 
Pilgrims: A not so big "Welcome" to Bethlehem, Jericho and Emmaus.

| 22/01/2004
| israel - palestine
 
Islamic Veil: Muslims and Christians in favor of the French prohibition

| 22/01/2004
| indonesia
 
"Iraq, a multi-ethnic country, places it hopes in federalism"
by Pierre Balanian

An interview with Msgr. Louis Sako, Chaldean archbishop of Kirkuk

| 20/01/2004
| iraq
 
Concert for the reconciliation of Jews, Christians, Muslims

| 18/01/2004
| vatican
 
Veil crisis divides mainstream and fundamentalist Islam

| 17/01/2004
| islam - france
 
Ayatollah Al-Sistani asks for elections and threatens a Fatwa

| 16/01/2004
| iraq - usa
 
Church promotes secular democracy

| 15/01/2004
| Pakistan
 
Pilgrimage to Mecca sign of freedom and flight

One of Saddam Hussein's closest aids is trying to sneak over to Mecca, using the pilgrimage as a cover. 
| 15/01/2004
| iraq
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Editor's choices
 
Agnes Chow: 'Why I chose not to return to Hong Kong'
by Agnes Chow *
From Canada the words of the Catholic activist - already imprisoned for the 2019 protests - recounting her suffering from continued police pressure even after her release from prison in 2021. She only regained her passport to attend a master's programme ...
| 04/12/2023
| HONG KONG - CHINA
 
Rat-hole miners, the real heroes who rescued 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand
by Nirmala Carvalho
Workers trapped for 17 days in a Himalayan tunnel were brought to safety by a group of Dalits and tribals who specialise in digging for coal by hand in inhumane conditions. Officially outlawed, this practice is for too many people the only way to earn ...
| 29/11/2023
| INDIA
 
Philippine government and communist guerrillas to start fresh talks
by Stefano Vecchia
The conflict began in 1969 when the father of the current president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, was in power. Since then, more than 40,000 people have died, mostly civilians. Six years after Duterte halted negotiations, the parties signed a statement pledging ...
| 29/11/2023
| PHILIPPINES
 
Myanmar’s military violate Loikaw cathedral to strike at those fleeing the war
Bishop Celso Ba Shwe offers his dramatic testimony. With some priests, he was forced to flee the pastoral center, which provided shelter to displaced people during the fighting. But the “Burmese military attempted for three times to take over ...
| 28/11/2023
| MYANMAR
 
Liangliang and Lijun: China's debt crisis on one couple’s shoulder
by John Ai
The troubles of a Henan couple have been trending on Chinese social media. After paying a hefty down payment for an unfinished apartment, they were roughed up when they complained while their social media videos were censored. They eventually decided ...
| 27/11/2023
| CHINA
 
When Fr Giussani met the Far East
by Fernando de Haro *
In a new biography just published in Italy, Spanish journalist Fernando de Haro looks at the trip the founder of the Communion and Liberation movement made to Japan in 1987. Back then, during a visit to a Buddhist monastery near Osaka, a deep friendship ...
| 21/11/2023
| ITALY – JAPAN
 
Armenian Patriarchate in settlers’ crosshairs, Christians 'in danger' in Jerusalem
A plot of land in the Cows’ Garden area is at the centre of the controversy. The group of settlers also includes a radical who was involved in a past terror attack and is close to Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. In a press release, Armenian Christian ...
| 17/11/2023
| ISRAEL-PALESTINE
 
Women discriminated in organ donation, victims of 'pressure or coercion'
by Nirmala Carvalho
Organ donations reflect an imbalance with four men getting organ transplants for every woman. Men are more likely to be dead donors than women. Women are subjected to greater "pressure" to "sacrifice" themselves for husbands, children, siblings. For ...
| 15/11/2023
| INDIA
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