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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
 
Mecca pilgrimage filled with fears of attacks

| 31/01/2004
| Saudi Arabia
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Gaza Hostages: Silence shrouds the fate of Asian migrants in Hamas hands.
Israel celebrates the release of Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari as part of the fragile truce. However, the fate of the foreign workers still being held hostage in the Strip remains a mystery. These include six Thai nationals ...
| 20/01/2025
| ISRAELE - PALESTINE - ASIA
 
The hell of abuse and slavery in Pakistani brick kilns
by Shafique Khokhar
Despite existing legislation, kilns are places of "inter-generational slavery", circles of violence from which it is almost impossible to escape. Minority activist Joseph Janssen freed 32 people from six Christian families. Naseem, Mehwish and Safia ...
| 17/01/2025
| PAKISTAN
 
Sabella: beyond the truce, time for 'reconciliation' with Israel and in Palestinian society
by Dario Salvi
The Palestinian Catholic leader calls the ceasefire agreed upon after tensions in the Israeli government and with Hamas a "good development". For him, children cannot be “killed because of the (alleged) crime of the father or the mother.” ...
| 17/01/2025
| ISRAEL - PALESTINE
 
Southeast Asia fears Chinese dumping if Trump goes through with his tariffs
Manufacturers in ASEAN countries are concerned about what might happen if a trade war with China breaks out once the US president takes office in a few days. The fear that Chinese products that no longer take the road to the West could be dumped in their ...
| 16/01/2025
| RED LANTERNS
 
Ramen crisis: Japan’s cheap dish, approaching a thousand yen a bowl
Rising costs for ingredients and labour are pushing ramen eateries over the edge. According to Teikoku Databank, 34 per cent reported losses in the last fiscal year. Price rises are now inevitable, even if many Japanese seem unwilling to spend more for ...
| 13/01/2025
| JAPAN
 
Mental Health: A national helpline hotline set up in China
by Silvia Torriti
The National Health Commission announced the measure as part of a plan to cope with an emergency kept hidden for many years for cultural reasons. Mental distress is also pervasive in rural areas, especially among women and young people. Fewer than four ...
| 10/01/2025
| CHINA
 
Cecilia Sala and the thousands of 'forgotten' foreigners in Iranian prisons
Westerners jailed by the Islamic Republic, who are rightly an international issue, are but a fraction of the more than 8,000 non-Iranians jailed in Iran, 95 per cent of them migrants from Afghanistan. More than 70 Afghans were hanged in 2024. Other countries ...
| 03/01/2025
| IRAN
 
Asia: the 2025 agenda
The year that starts today will be full of events, anniversaries and major issues: from Expo Osaka to the midterm elections in the Philippines. In May, Francis and Bartholomew might make an ecumenical visit to Nicaea to mark the 1,700th anniversary of ...
| 01/01/2025
| THE COMING YEAR
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