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Frog in a Well - The China History Group Blog
Persian and Arab Muslim intermarriage in Ming era Quanzhou
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Zhāng Chéngzhì was born into a Hui Muslim family in Beijing, became a Red Guard, lived in the wasteland of Inner Mongolia during the Cultural Revolution, learned Mongolian and Japanese, wrote his Red Guard memoirs in Japanese, and converted to Islam.
Bruce Humes » Blog Archive » Chinese Muslim’s Pilgrimage to al-Andalus
Zhang Cheng-Zhi discovers the links between the Moors and China, from the Uighurs in Xinjiang to the port of Quanzhou in Fujian
Police identify 200 children as potential terrorists - Crime, UK - The Independent
the Association of Chief Police Officers, asks teachers, parents to be vigilant for signs that kids are being "groomed" by radicalisers
New Statesman - Muslims of Quanzhou
Several Chinese clans claim to be descended from the foreign traders, and a saying refers to the prominent beard and deep-set eyes of the Arabs: "Mr Su's beard and Mr Ding's eyes".
Waterworld
Chittagongian dialect—a mixture of Portuguese, Arakanese, Burmese, Bengali, and so on. - Kaplan on Bangladesh, climate change, NGOs, Al Qaeda, By 2030, a 20cm rise could wipe out alot of chars.
The Adventures of Amir Hamza - Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami - Book Review - New York Times
a cast of dragons, giants, jinns, simurgh, sorcerers, princesses and, if not flying carpets, then at least flying urns, the preferred mode of travel for the tale’s magicians.
Uygur region to see nation's 1st cultural diversity reserve
"Xinjiang, the only place where experts say the world's four important ancient civilizations of China, India, Greece and Islam, met and melt." - Ed. new tone, new tactics? I don't remember this "melting pot" stuff.
WHITE HATS, OIL CAKES, AND COMMON BLOOD:
The Hui in the Contemporary Chinese State by Jonathan Lippman
Reconsideration - A Secret History - Carla Power - New York Times
"Here you’ve got a guy who’s coming from the tradition, who knows the stuff and who’s able to give us that level of detail which is missing in the self-proclaimed progressive Muslim writers" - Ed. Over 8,000 women hadith scholars in history.
Prophetic Justice
Salih describes his father, a villager in Sudan, reciting a prayer to him over the phone. “May Allah guide you in whatever you do. May Allah protect you from evil. May Allah destroy your enemies.”He worries that NSA eavesdroppers could misinterpret hi
the cell
Legan scribbled down the thought that a group of terrorists would be totally seduced by the American pop culture and not only want not to destroy it but to embrace it and become part of it–Wilding agreed that was the way in.
Doug Gamble on Little Mosque on the Prairie on National Review Online
Proof positive American neocons are insane: "They don’t, however — at least so far — condemn 9/11, renounce global Muslim violence" IT'S A FUCKING SITCOM, YOU WHITE HOUSE JIZZMOPPER
Fresh Intelligence : Radar Online - "Mosque"-see TV hits Canada
Radar has an episode guide. This sounds slightly promising "EPISODE 6: Yasir's overbearing mother visiting from Lebanon wants him to try something new—a second wife." Humina humina humina!
Little Mosque on the Prairie
CBC's sitcom about a Muslim family's wacky hijinx in rural Saskatchewan. No, really. "Perfect Strangers" meets "Green Acres", says Radar. Damn, I was hoping for more "Kumars at No. 42" meet "South Park".
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