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- Does China care what happens in Afghanistan? 7 Nov 2009 11:52 GMT
... One more recent summit that passed under the radar ... Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, focussing on Central Asia. OK, you can go back to sleep ... letter from an entity calling itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban to you, ...
- Islamic Affairs Ministry to host 1,000 pilgrims 7 Nov 2009 00:11 GMT
... MAKKAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King ... pilgrims program supervised by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Call and Guidance. “The royal ... of the king in the welfare of Muslims the world over and his desire to ...
- Interview with Amir of Jihad in Afghanistan's Balkh Province 7 Nov 2009 02:16 GMT
... Interview with Amir of Jihad in Afghanistan’s Balkh ... by the press center of the so-called Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and circulated by major ... the investigations, but “U.S. Generals and the Jewish lobby” were behind the decision to instead ...
- Turkmen gov't to organize pilgrimage to local Islamic shrines 7 Nov 2009 12:19 GMT
... Turkmen gov't to organize pilgrimage to local Islamic shrines During the Kurban Bayram period, the ... period, the Turkmen government will organize local Muslims' pilgrimage to local shrines. Today the plan ... President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov instructed the Council on Religious Affairs under President of Turkmenistan to execute ...
- All peoples and representatives of all religious live in Azerbaijan as one family: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (UPDATE) 7 Nov 2009 09:16 GMT
... paragraph All peoples and representatives of all religious live in Azerbaijan as one family. Azerbaijani ... chairman of the Clerical Office of Caucasus Muslims Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazadeh and thirtieth-anniversary of his activity ...
- Turkish-Iranian Ties Strengthen Ahead of Ahmadinejad Visit 7 Nov 2009 14:10 GMT
... take part in the Organization of the Islamic Conference economic summit Ties between the two ... a key U.S. ally and the only Muslim country with high-profile military cooperation with Iran's ... affairs of these nations. Long-standing cultural and religious differences shape the relationship as well. The ...
- You Kazakhs are so virile, Berlusconi tells visiting president 7 Nov 2009 00:54 GMT
... Silvio Berlusconi has praised the virility of Kazakhstan's men during a visit to Rome by ... visit Pope Benedict, said people from 49 religious denominations lived together in Kazakhstan, making it "an ...
- Mass shooting at Fort Hood: collateral damage from Iraq and Afghanistan wars 7 Nov 2009 07:36 GMT
... brutal wars in the Middle East and Central Asia. It is a form of “collateral damage” ... patients like a virus?” Hasan, a devout Muslim, apparently developed a fierce opposition to the ... girlfriend, a “bookish loner,” increasingly devoted to religion, Hasan had told relatives that “the military ...
- Is Iran Supporting the Insurgency in Afghanistan? 7 Nov 2009 02:16 GMT
... Is Iran Supporting the Insurgency in Afghanistan? Publication: Terrorism ... years. While the presence of transnational radical Islamists led by al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan ... insurgency, and international terrorism in South and Central Asia. Few countries, however, have felt the impact ...
- Margie Baldwin Hudnall Hall 7 Nov 2009 12:17 GMT
... Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 6:14 AM EST ... of the National Quilters Society and Oakland Christian Church. Survivors include her daughters, Mary Jo ... Stamping Ground, and Angela (Brian) Coffey of Central Asia; eleven great grandchildren and several nieces and ...
- U.N. Relocates Foreign Staff in Afghanistan (Yesterday) 7 Nov 2009 06:13 GMT
... By ALISSA J. RUBIN, The New York Times KABUL, ... the program's offices in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, in early October. Last week in Kabul three ... or outside the country, primarily Dubai and Central Asian countries. The hope is that they will ...
- The Evil Empire 7 Nov 2009 06:54 GMT
... The U.S. government is now so totally under the ... Goldstone is not only a very distinguished Jewish jurist who has given his life to ... and until 2004 the British ambassador to Uzbekistan, which he describes as a Stalinist totalitarian ...
- Parliament approves KRG sixth Cabinet 7 Nov 2009 13:40 GMT
... in this alliance government include Turkmen blocs, Christian blocs, Islamic Movement, the Socialist Party, and the Communist ... Kurdistan people regardless of any political and religious differences," Talabani said in the letter. "Another ...
- Karzai Claims Mystery Helicopters Ferrying Taliban to North Afghanistan 7 Nov 2009 02:16 GMT
... Karzai Claims Mystery Helicopters Ferrying Taliban to North ... province at night were members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a group that ... National Directorate of Security (NDS – the Tajik-dominated national security agency), dismissed the helicopter reports, ...
- Kirkuk hindering passage of new election bill 7 Nov 2009 13:22 GMT
... Kirkuk hindering passage of new election bill Citizens ... 3, 2009. AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed Arabs and Turkmen ask for foreign interference to postpone Kirkuk ... the Iraqi Council of Representatives on the Islamic Union List. He noted: "The disputes among ...
- Uighurs In Paradise, Part II 7 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
... The Uighurs are Muslims from East Turkmenistan who no doubt have legitimate grievances against the Chinese who have conquered and colonized ...
- It's time to talk to the Taliban 7 Nov 2009 00:35 GMT
... are less a fundamentalist religious group dedicated to sponsoring in international jihad ... group, which has largely been ceded to Tajiks and others, despite Karzai himself being a ... Britain. The only way is to convince Muslims that the west is not against them. ...
- Iraq MPs to vote electoral law: panel chief 7 Nov 2009 09:06 GMT
... fierce opposition from the province's Arabs and Turkmen. While Kurds favour using current voter registration ... States, as well as pressure from Iraqi religious leaders and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. ...
- Should Central Asia Fear Taleban Spillover? 6 Nov 2009 16:35 GMT
... Upsurge in militant activity in Central Asia will ... fighters are assumed to belong to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, IMU, which was active ... department, Colonel Hasan Asadov, was killed. Two Muslim clerics were attacked around the same time ...
- Turkmen Case Highlights Plight Of Activists In Central Asia 6 Nov 2009 17:17 GMT
... Turkmen Case Highlights Plight Of Activists In Central Asia Turkmen-Russian activist and environmentalist Andrei Zatoka has ... the environmental cause can be co-opted. President Islam Karimov has allocated 15 parliament seats to ...
- Kazakhstan Leader Visits Benedict XVI 6 Nov 2009 23:55 GMT
... the peaceful coexistence of faithful from various religions, Benedict XVI and the Kazakhstani president observed ... 15 million inhabitants, about 50% are Shiite Muslims, and more than 40% Christians, primarily Orthodox. There are approximately 250,000 Catholics ...
- Azerbaijan becoming Islamic bridge: Iranian Inter-religious Rapprochement Committee 6 Nov 2009 13:10 GMT
... the country to become a bridge for Islamic countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia, ... in the Caucasus and Central Asia, Iranian Inter-Religious Rapprochement Committee head Sheikh Mohammad Ali Taskhiri ... Islam and outside Islam. The duty of Muslims is not to isolate themselves from world ...
- Tajiks Clear the Air With Moscow 6 Nov 2009 16:35 GMT
... After months of turbulence in relations with Russia, the ... grounds. After a meeting with Uzbek president Islam Karimov, Medvedev said Russian investment in hydroelectric ... Arkady Dubnov, a Moscow-based journalist and veteran Central Asia-watcher, says that despite the glaring absence of ...
- Central Asia: Sept '09 6 Nov 2009 22:54 GMT
... Tajik authorities’ tactics for dealing with foreign Islamic groups under scrutiny. An IWPR report on ... be in possession of propaganda leaflets and religious literature.” Radical Islam is an emotive topic ...
- Italy, Kazakhstan Sign New Commercial Agreements 6 Nov 2009 02:11 GMT
... stability and security in Afghanistan," said Napolitano. Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in central Asia and has more than 16 million people. Islam is the main religion and Nazarbayev has worked hard to promote interreligious dialogue. The Kazakh president arrived in ...
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