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To: FJB who wrote (3463)	12/2/2006 10:13:07 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Fear and anger in China's far west [China's muslim region] IHT ^ \| November 21, 2006 \| Jehangir S. Pocha iht.com HOTAN, China: On a recent Friday, the holy day of Islam, crowds swelled inside the antique Jaman Mosque, the largest in this ancient town in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, home to the nation's small but restive Muslim minority. The turbaned and bearded clerics who preached to the gathered faithful had all been vetted for their political beliefs by local Chinese authorities, who determine what sermons they can give, what version of the Koran they may use, and where and how religious gatherings can be held. The Chinese government forces all Muslims in China to adhere to a state- controlled version of their religion, and banners placed around town warn locals not to stray from the official faith. The imams are not even allowed to issue the call to prayer using a public address system. The Chinese government has tightened its constraints on the Uighur ethnic minority in western China as officials fear a rise in militant Islam. It is also acutely aware of the growing strategic importance of Xinjiang in Central Asia and the large oil and natural gas reserves under its soil. To dissuade Uighur youths from inheriting their traditional Islamic culture, the government has banned children from entering mosques, studying Islam or celebrating Islamic holidays. A man who identified himself only as Abdel rubbed his clean-shaven chin anxiously as his friends finished their dinner of goat soup and noodles. "The government doesn't allow young people here to grow beards," he said as the sun set. "If you do, they will send you to the forced-labor camps." (Excerpt) Read more at iht.com ....

To: FJB who wrote (3463)	12/2/2006 4:28:20 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 20106

Marshalls decry imams' charges Washington Times ^ \| 11-29-06 \| Audrey Hudson washingtontimes.com Air marshals, pilots and security officials yesterday expressed concern that airline passengers and crews will be reluctant to report suspicious behavior aboard for fear of being called "racists," after several Muslim imams made that charge in a press conference Monday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Six imams, or Muslim holy men, accused a US Airways flight crew of inappropriately evicting them from a flight last week in Minneapolis after several passengers said the imams tried to intimidate them by loudly praying and moving around the airplane. The imams urged Congress to enact laws to prohibit ethnic and religious "profiling." Federal air marshals and others yesterday urged passengers to remain vigilant to threats. "The crew and passengers act as our additional eyes and ears on every flight," said a federal air marshal in Las Vegas, who asked that his name not be used. "If [crew and passengers] are afraid of reporting suspicious individuals out of fear of being labeled a racist or bigot, then terrorists will certainly use those fears to their advantage in future aviation attacks." (Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ....