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...been a particularly good place to shop for rugs, ever since Silk Road travelers from the great weaving cultures of Central Asia passed through this final arc of the fertile crescent on their way to the Holy lands. Those days are long gone, but Iranian pilgrims visiting Shi'ite Muslim shrines in Syria still sometimes bring in rugs as a way to circumvent Tehran's restrictions on taking hard currency out of the Islamic Republic...
...fasting during Ramadan for a non-Muslim? It was one of the hardest things I?ve ever done. (Laughs.) I didn?t make it the full month. I made it about 22 days. I made it almost the whole way. So what they said is that I just have to make up those 8 days. At some point, I have to fast for 8 days...
...Silk road gem and jade shop," the sign proudly states. Centrally located just down the street from the main mosque in Khotan, a dusty oasis town located in the vast Taklamakan Desert in China's far southwest, the shop is a focal point for the Muslim Uighurs who make up the majority of the local population. But though it is mid-morning, its gates are secured with heavy steel padlocks. Warning notices from the Public Security Bureau are pasted across the doors announcing that the business has been closed indefinitely. Until last month, this was one of the biggest private...
...anger evident in Kadeer's comments has been exacerbated in recent months. On three occasions - most recently on April 10 - officials in the Chinese capital have announced that security forces foiled planned attacks by what they called Muslim separatist groups from the province. Details were scant but the most recent announcement alleged that some 45 Uighurs in the provincial capital of Urümqi had been arrested in raids that uncovered plans to kidnap athletes and others attending the 2008 Beijing Olympics. An earlier report alleged that a young Uighur woman had tried to smuggle a bomb aboard a commercial...
...citing measures such as special training to prevent a similar tragedy from occurring again. The Pope is not only reaching out to Catholics, but also to other faith groups. During his trip, he has met with some of the authors of the Common Word, a document calling for Christian-Muslim dialogue that Muslim leaders around the world authored after the Pope made derogatory remarks about Islam in 2006. This November, the Pope will meet with Catholic and Muslim leaders for an interfaith dialogue in Rome. The Pope is also reaching out to the American Jewish community and will visit...