» Extremists had forced a group of 91 Christians, victims of religious violence in August 2008, to leave their native village to seek shelter in a refugee camp. Now they are being “cleansed” ahead of a visit by a European delegation.
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02/04/2010 12:18 INDIA Orissa: state government removes Christians as EU delegations arrives (AsiaNews.it)
(AP) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – An aide to Malaysia’s prime minister plans to resign after allegedly calling ethnic Indian and Chinese citizens “immigrants” in an embarrassment for the governm…
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Aide to Malaysian PM to quit over race remarks (MalaysiaNews.net)
His experiences at Utah Beach on D-Day lived with him forever as he and his contemporaries transformed postwar American literature Several years ago, here at the Observer , we described JD Salinger as a writer who “seems to understand children as no English-speaking writer has done since Lewis Carroll”, which sounds odd until you consider his career as a man, a writer, a literary icon and …
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From boy of war, to modern man of letters (Guardian Unlimited)
India has never been short of religions: although 80 per cent Hindu, it also incorporates Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Judaism and Zoroastrianism as well as hundreds of lesser known faiths.
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Ravidassia sect sends shockwaves across world’s Sikh community (Times Online)
Friends of mine described the experience of seeing Avatar in gushing terms. “It was like seeing Star Wars for the first time,” one drooled. I am still jealous
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Your Turn: I’d like to thank video games (Sydney Morning Herald)
» by Nirmala Carvalho Delegates are met by ultranationalist Hindus. Tomorrow they will travel to conflict-torn Kandhamal. Mgr Cheenath says things will be back to normal only when Christians can live in their homes and pray without fear.
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02/03/2010 16:29 INDIA EU delegation visits persecuted Christians of Orissa (AsiaNews.it)
The late Indonesian president and ulama Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur, was a great protector of minorities who taught his followers to respect and accept others, regardless of race and religion, writes AMY CHEW
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AMY CHEW Gus Dur’s pluralist Islam takes root (The New Straits Times)
Over 60 c ivil society groups have condemned in the strongest terms the sinister act of dumping the severed heads of wild boar into the premises of two mosques on Old Klang Road in the early hours of 27 January 2010.
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Police investigation on mosque attacks must pursue the political operators (Aliran Online)
Head to Seminyak for Pager Wesi PR-inside.com (press release) The belief in spirits forms an important part of Balinese religion, which combines animist folk beliefs with Hinduism from other parts of south-east Asia. …
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Head to Seminyak for Pager Wesi – PR-inside.com (press release)
An aide to Malaysia’s prime minister plans to resign after allegedly calling ethnic Indian and Chinese citizens “immigrants” in an embarrassment for the government’s faltering campaign to promote harmony in this multiracial country.
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Aide to Malaysian PM to quit over race remarks (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)