Xinjiang China Controvery over Ramadan and Fasting
I am posting this because these articles make it sound like Islam in China is not welcomed or in danger and Muslims are persecuted when I do not believe it is true. There may be some truth to the articles but I believe it does not go nearly as far as the articles imply. There are articles from 2011 and recent that are discussing this issue and allegation. Ifirst of all want to point out that some things do not add up, though in principle I do not agree it's wrong if t...

B.C. man pepper-sprayed by U.S. border guard
B.C. man pepper-sprayed by U.S. border guard Last Updated: Thursday, March 5, 2009 | 5:57 PM PT Comments44...

UN: No fighters in targeted school
UN: No fighters in targeted school ...

The power of the press: a double-edged sword
If ever there was an instance where a small but hurtful act had worldwide implications, it was when a Danish newspaper hit the streets on Sept. 30, 2005. The paper featured caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, one of them depicting him wearing a turban in the form of a time bomb. The 12 cartoons were commissioned by the conservative paper Jyllands-Posten. Since then, the caricatures have caused an uproar in the Muslim world and sparked a new battle over freedom of speech, religiou...

Israeli troops, Jewish settlers clash
Israeli troops, Jewish settlers clash JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press AMONA, West Bank - Thousands of club-wielding troops in riot gear and on horseback clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters Wednesday as they began dismantling homes in this illegal West Bank settlement, officials said. Dozens of people were wounded. It was the first forced evacuation of Jewish settlers since last summer's pullout from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank, a...

Geneva Convention not for al-Qaeda, U.S. court says
Geneva Convention not for al-Qaeda, U.S. court says Last Updated Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:06:21 EDT CBC News An appeal court in Washington has ruled that the 1949 Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners does not apply to members of al-Qaeda. The decision clears the way for a military commission consisting of three U.S. colonels to judge Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay, who was Osama Bin Laden's driver in Afghanistan. Prisoner...

My Summary on the Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Violence
There is no doubt this is based on separatist activity. I have found the claims of the Uighur Protesters contradicted in so many ways. A few interesting facts: 1. Xinjiang has 13 Ethnic Minorities, most of which are Muslims, yet only Uighur's are protesting and they are the majority in Xinjiang http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/139389.htm 2. Uighur's are exempt from China's one child policy 3. The two Uighur's killed in the Shaoguan Toy Fac...

More comments about the recent Uighur and Han violence in Xinjiang
I am very saddened at the violence in Xinjiang, where fellow Chinese (Han and Uighur) have been fighting amongst each other. I hope that the people of Xinjiang will not fall into the trap and violence that was set by separtists. Regardless of your ethnic background, China has the policy that "everyone is Chinese" and that achieving peace and harmony can only be done through equal treatment of all citizens. I also do not think it is fair to villify Uighurs ...