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How Mike Pompeo’s ‘genocide’ label for China over Xinjiang may set tone for Joe Biden

How Mike Pompeo’s ‘genocide’ label for China over Xinjiang may set tone for Joe Biden

Sarah Zheng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 21 02:24 AM

The outgoing US government’s assessment that China has committed “genocide and crimes against humanity” in Xinjiang was among the last acts of the Donald Trump administration that observers said could cement its legacy on Beijing and reduce Joe Biden’s ability to change course. Read more »

House panel takes up measures postponing Bangsamoro elections to 2025

House panel takes up measures postponing Bangsamoro elections to 2025

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 06:41 PM

In his sponsorship speech, Mangudadatu cited the COVID 19 pandemic in seeking the postponement of the regional elections.    Read more »

US declares China's repression of Uighurs 'genocide'

US declares China's repression of Uighurs 'genocide'

Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 03:05 AM

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has determined that China has committed "genocide and crimes against humanity" in its repression of Uighur Muslims in its Xinjiang region, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday, delivering an embarrassing blow to Beijing a day before US President-elect Joe Biden is to take office. Read more »

Pamunuan ng BARMM tiwala sa peace process para makamit ang kapayapaan, kaunlaran

Pamunuan ng BARMM tiwala sa peace process para makamit ang kapayapaan, kaunlaran

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 06:57 PM

Ngayong 2021, patuloy pa rin ang pangarap na kapayapaan at pag-unlad sa Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Read more »

Ninoy Aquino and the Jabidah massacre

Ninoy Aquino and the Jabidah massacre

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Dec 12 03:08 AM

Recalling this shocking carnage that happened 52 years ago, perpetrated and covered up by gov't, requires a bit of a history refresher; and a remembrance, more especially because the cover-up and denial continue to be a cocky and vainglorious endeavor pursued by the Marcos family's well-funded revisionist cadre of trolls.  Read more »

3-year extension of Bangsamoro transition necessary, says interior minister

3-year extension of Bangsamoro transition necessary, says interior minister

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 12:58 PM

The proposed 3-year extension of the Bangsamoro transition period is necessary in hopes of completing "essential work" in the fledgling self-governing region in the country's troubled south, one of its officials said Friday.   Read more »

Rights groups urge Bangladesh not to ship Rohingya to island

Rights groups urge Bangladesh not to ship Rohingya to island

Ruma Paul, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 04:10 PM

Human rights groups urged Bangladesh on Thursday to stop its plan to ship thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island as officials said the first group of 400 could leave later in the day. Read more »

'Grabe na ang paghihirap ng tao': Mayor blasts proposed extension of Bangsamoro transition

'Grabe na ang paghihirap ng tao': Mayor blasts proposed extension of Bangsamoro transition

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 11:24 AM

Cotabato City mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi on Thursday voiced her frustration over proposal to extend the transition period for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) until 2025. Read more »

Bangladesh opens first Islamic school for transgender Muslims

Bangladesh opens first Islamic school for transgender Muslims

Shafiqul Alam, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 05:45 PM

The LGBT community faces widespread discrimination in the South Asian country, with a colonial-era law still in place that punishes gay sex by prison terms, though enforcement is rare. Read more »

More arrests as French Catholics pray under shadow of Nice attack

More arrests as French Catholics pray under shadow of Nice attack

Vincent-Xavier Morvan and Stuart Wiliams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 02:36 AM

French authorities on Sunday announced two new arrests over the attack in a church in the southern city of Nice blamed on an Islamist knifeman, as Catholics overcame fear to attend church services under the tightest security. Read more »

France boosts security after church killings

France boosts security after church killings

Joseph Schmid, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 06:06 AM

The French government on Friday vowed to send thousands more police onto the streets to ensure security as investigators sought to uncover what motivated a young Tunisian to kill three people inside a church in the southern city of Nice.  Read more »

Thousands stage anti-France protests in Bangladesh, Pakistan

Thousands stage anti-France protests in Bangladesh, Pakistan

Sam Jahan and Shafiqul Alam, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 10:32 PM

Tens of thousands of protesters across South Asia vented their fury at France on Friday, with a crowd in Bangladesh burning an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron as anger flared over his tough stance on Islamic extremism. Read more »

France attack: Church sexton had throat slit while preparing for Mass

France attack: Church sexton had throat slit while preparing for Mass

Caroline Pailliez and Matthias Galante, Reuters
Posted at Oct 30 09:34 AM

As he did every day, Vincent Loques, sexton of the Notre Dame church in the French city of Nice opened up the doors around 8:30 a.m. There were few people around; the first Mass of the day was not due to start for another two hours. But soon after he started work on Thursday morning, a Tunisian man armed with a knife entered the church and, over the course of 20 minutes, slit the 55-year-old sexton's throat, beheaded a 60-year-old woman, and badly wounded a third woman who was 44, according to prosecutors. Read more »

US senators seek to declare China 'genocide' against Uighurs

US senators seek to declare China 'genocide' against Uighurs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 04:35 AM

WASHINGTON - US senators sought Tuesday to declare that China is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims, a step that could ramp up pressure on behalf of the estimated one million-plus people in camps. Read more »

Beijing bans personal pilgrimages to Mecca for Chinese Muslims

Beijing bans personal pilgrimages to Mecca for Chinese Muslims

South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 16 01:29 PM

China has introduced new rules banning non-official pilgrimages to Mecca, a move observers said was another attempt by the Communist Party to control religious affairs. Read more »

Mecca reopens for limited 'umrah' pilgrimage

Mecca reopens for limited 'umrah' pilgrimage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 04 05:54 PM

Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage with extensive health precautions adopted after a seven-month coronavirus hiatus. Read more »

Groups call for 'inclusive education' in new normal

Groups call for 'inclusive education' in new normal

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 03:09 PM

Representatives from various sectors called on government for more inclusive and quality learning as the education system shifts to a distance learning scheme due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Tiny Muslim community in China’s Hainan becomes latest target for religious crackdown

Tiny Muslim community in China’s Hainan becomes latest target for religious crackdown

Eduardo Baptista, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 28 10:00 PM

While the attention of the world is increasingly focused on China’s treatment of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, Beijing’s restrictions on religion are spreading to other areas of the country – including a small community of Muslims thousands of kilometers to the south. Read more »

LOOK: Sultan Kudarat solon’s traditional engagement ceremony

LOOK: Sultan Kudarat solon’s traditional engagement ceremony

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 06:36 PM

Photos of a lawmaker’s engagement ceremony went viral on social media because of its traditional theme. Read more »

Rights groups say Facebook bias spurs violence in India

Rights groups say Facebook bias spurs violence in India

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 10 11:57 AM

Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address dangerous content in India and demanded that the head of public policy there be removed. Read more »

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