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...these religious institutions preach the Salafi strain of Islam, which advocates a return to the religion as practiced in the era of the Prophet Muhammad. (Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia's strict form of the faith, is considered an offshoot of Salafi Islam.) By contrast, most Indonesians, like other Southeast Asian Muslims, had for centuries practiced a far less orthodox faith, incorporating the Hindu, Buddhist and animist traditions that had flourished before Islam arrived in the archipelago in the 12th century. Some 88% of Indonesia's 245 million citizens are Muslim, and the vast majority of those would label themselves as moderate...
...HSBC recently conducted a survey on saving and spending patterns among the middle class in six Asian cities: Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo. Surprisingly, it was Shanghai's middle class that stood out as having the highest propensity to spend. Nearly three out of four Shanghainese who answered the survey said they agreed with the statement that "people nowadays will choose a balanced spending and saving mode rather than sacrificing to save." Of this group, 47% said they saved only what was left at the end of the month; almost one out of three said they...
Tonight’s panel will present the personal experiences of six students from different ethnic backgrounds who all identify with the queer community. On Thursday night, spoken word performer Kit Yan will read poetry addressing the topic “Asian and Queer Identity” at Café Gato Rojo...
While student organizations such as Fuerza Latina and The Queer Asian Forum are also sponsoring the event, the Black Students Association (BSA) declined involvement...
...Western political involvement in the region, “and its puppet, Japan.” “I see Hallyu as a return to human nature as it was seen before this aberrant century,” he said. But another panelist, Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations Eileen C. Chow, said that Hallyu is hardly a panacea for regional hostilities, and that the medium’s wide circulation reinforces South Korean nationalism. Hallyu TV dramas are so popular in North Korea that border guards are being rotated to prevent them from dealing in contraband...