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1. Forget Xinjiang's re-education camps, China's still a draw for Muslim tourists | This Week In Asia - South China Morning Post

   Forget Xinjiang's re-education camps, China's still a draw for Muslim tourists | This Week In Asia  South China Morning Post

   Beijing is under fire internationally for its treatment of Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang But that doesn't appear to have dented its popularity with Muslim tourists.

2. Sport hijabs help Iowa City junior high girls focus on the game - The Gazette

   Sport hijabs help Iowa City junior high girls focus on the game  The Gazette

   CORALVILLE — One girl keeps her hijab tucked into her jersey, while another twists the ends of hers into a tight knot at the nape of her neck. Mia Khalid, a...

3. Positive branding and soft power: The promotion of Sufism in the war on terror - Brookings Institution

   Positive branding and soft power: The promotion of Sufism in the war on terror  Brookings Institution

   As a popular instrument of “religious soft power” and a “positive branding of Islam,” Sufism has been used by state and non-state actors “to influence what others...

4. Flatshare bias: room-seekers with Muslim name get fewer replies - The Guardian

   Flatshare bias: room-seekers with Muslim name get fewer replies  The Guardian

   People from ethnic minorities face arbitrary discrimination when they look for a room to rent, experts have said, after a Guardian investigation found that inquiries...

5. EGYPT Cairo, Muslim parliamentarian: no to religion on documents. Fr. Rafic: 'Positive' - AsiaNews

   EGYPT Cairo, Muslim parliamentarian: no to religion on documents. Fr. Rafic: 'Positive'  AsiaNews

   For Esmail Nasr Al Deen, the reference violates the principle of equal rights and opportunities. Employers hire on the basis of religion. The proposal meets...

6. Muslims positive about Wagga despite poll support for migration cuts - Daily Advertiser

   Muslims positive about Wagga despite poll support for migration cuts  Daily Advertiser

   Riverina Islamic leader Dr Ata Ur Rehman remains positive about his religion's place in society despite a poll indicating 46 per cent of Australians want cuts to...

7. MURIC makes U-turn, backs Awujale on choice of Islamic leader - The Eagle Online

   MURIC makes U-turn, backs Awujale on choice of Islamic leader  The Eagle Online

   This development followed the revelation of more facts on the positive role which the Islamic rights organisation said the king had been playing in the growth and...

8. Emirati women benefit from a strong sense of national identity, study finds - The National

   Emirati women benefit from a strong sense of national identity, study finds  The National

   Research concludes those who embrace Arabic and UAE identity are happier and healthier.

9. China Closes Megachurches Before Christmas...... | News & Reporting - ChristianityToday.com

   China Closes Megachurches Before Christmas...... | News & Reporting  ChristianityToday.com

   Raids on major congregations led by pastors Wang Yi and the late Samuel Lamb represent “the most horrendous evil of Chinese society... hindering...

10. Survey finds Malaysian Muslims sympathetic towards terrorism - Free Malaysia Today

    Survey finds Malaysian Muslims sympathetic towards terrorism  Free Malaysia Today

    KUALA LUMPUR: A research firm has warned of a growing trend in support and tolerance for terrorist activities despite the findings from a recent survey that...