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PHILIPPINES: Muslim Unrest ‘A Political Problem in Religious Garb’
Johanna Son interviews NASSER MAROHOMSALIC, convenor of the Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy
MANILA - Pushing Muslims’ long-held aspirations for genuine self-determination in mainly Catholic Philippines is a complicated struggle "because we are not a priority issue" for the central government.
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JAPAN: Buddhist Priests Use Pop Culture to Win Back Faithful
By Catherine Makino and Naoyuki Ogi
TOKYO - Hip hop. Fashion. Zen café. Animation.
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RIGHTS-EL SALVADOR: Anti-Gay Reform Fails in Congress
By Edgardo Ayala
SAN SALVADOR - Constitutional reforms that would ban same-sex couples from marrying and adopting children in El Salvador failed to obtain the required number of votes in Congress.
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TRINIDAD: Radical Muslim Leader Sparks Corruption Probe
By Peter Richards
PORT OF SPAIN - Ever since he literally blazed into the lives of Trinidadians when he led more than 100 armed followers in a failed attempt to remove the A.N.R. Robinson government in 1990, radical Muslim leader Yasin Abu Bakr has been able to taunt the country with impunity.
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POLITICS-ITALY: Don't Even Speak of Equality! - Part 2
By Miren Gutierrez* and Oriana Boselli
ROME - Angelica Mucchi-Faina, psychology professor at the Perugia University, thinks that "in Italy you cannot even talk about equal opportunities for women in politics."
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POLITICS-ITALY: Where Are the Women? - Part 1
By Miren Gutierrez* and Oriana Boselli
ROME - Four ministers out of 21; 193 parliamentarians out of 952 (upper and lower houses); no party leaders. Why are there so few women in Italian politics?
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RIGHTS: Govt Enforcing Ramadan Fast
By Cam McGrath
CAIRO - Hundreds of Egyptians are reported to have been arrested for eating, drinking or smoking in public during daylight hours as part of a police campaign against people caught breaking the Ramadan fast.
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RIGHTS-US: Some Guantanamo Prisoners Fight Release
By William Fisher
NEW YORK - As 13 prisoners held at the U.S. naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba appeared set to finally win their freedom, others are asking their release to be deferred.
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MEXICO: Priests Targeted in Drug-Related and Other Violence
By Emilio Godoy
MEXICO CITY - The priesthood has joined journalism as one of the most dangerous occupations in Mexico, according to a report by the Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference.
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EGYPT: Christians Split Over Presidential Scion
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa Al-Omrani
CAIRO - Leaders of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church have voiced support for Gamal Mubarak, son of President Hosni Mubarak, as preferred candidate for president. Concurrently, however, some Coptic activists are calling for demonstrations against what they see as official state bias against Christians.
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HEALTH: Swine Flu Hits Ramadan Gatherings
By Cam McGrath
CAIRO - Muslims marked the start of the fasting month of Ramadan Saturday, but the global H1N1 pandemic has put a damper on religious festivities throughout the Middle East.
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U.S.: 'Civility Project', Style Over Substance?
Analysis by Bill Berkowitz*
OAKLAND, California - Every year during August recess, many members of the U.S. Congress go back to their districts and hold town hall meetings to get a sense of what their constituents are thinking about, and to apprise them of upcoming legislation.
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FILM-COLOMBIA: A Priest's Passion for Justice
By Helda Martínez
BOGOTÁ - The latest film out of Colombia is based on the true story of a priest in a rural town whose passions include a search for justice in an area that, like so many in this civil war-torn country, is hemmed in by armed groups, whether far-right paramilitaries, leftist guerrillas or state security forces.
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