Malays, Chinese and Islam
The issue of ethnicity in Malaysia should be complex one but the system in the country has evolved in such a manner that there is strong identification between religion and […]
Tag Archives: islam
Universalising Islam in Malaysia — Hew Wai Weng
(Image Source: Concept Banking) In the latest issue of Malay Mail has an article by Hew Wai Weng about the possibility of breaking the current state of affairs in Malaysia […]
Making Chinese food ‘Halal’ for Muslims
From Malaysia (Original Source NST) Sharin Low (in yellow shirt) and staff tossing ‘yee sang’ at his restaurant. Pic by Dazar SuarmanRead more: Making Chinese cuisine ‘halal’ for Muslims – […]
China’s Muslims prepare for sacred pilgrimage
Source: China Daily China’s Muslims prepare for sacred pilgrimageUpdated: 2012-09-26 07:58By Xue Chaohua in Lanzhou and Cui Jia in Beijing (China Daily) After five years on the waiting list, Wang […]
China shifts to more ‘authentic’ Arabian-style mosques
From the National China shifts to more ‘authentic’ Arabian-style mosques Daniel Bardsley Jul 18, 2012 With its two-storey pagoda-style tower in place of a minaret, and ceramic animals on the […]
Islam in China on Twitter!
I have been MIA for the late few months. That is mainly because I started working and working has been taking up majority of my time but now that things […]
Introducing a New Contributor: Brendan Newlon
I would like to welcome a new contributor to this project, to the blog and the website, Brendan Newlon whose area focus is on the study of Buddhism and Islam in […]
Earlist Copy of the Complete Translation of the Quran Discovered
Source: Asian Age ‘Earliest’ Quran in Chinese, from 1912, found Dec 18, 2011 – K.J.M. Varma | PTI | Beijing Researchers in China’s north-western Gansu prov-ince have found a hand-written […]
Hui Muslim women and Eduction
I just posted a full length article on the Education of Hui Muslim women in China titled Between Expectations and Ideals: Hui Women Finding a Place in the Public Sphere […]
China’s Hajj Diplomacy
From Middle East Online China’s Hajj Diplomacy These days, relations between China and Saudi Arabia are growing stronger — originally established by “Hajj diplomacy,” a few years after the communists […]
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