Posts tagged ‘Muslim’

28/08/2012

* One killed in fresh Assam violence

BBC News: “One man has been killed and five others have been injured in fresh violence in India’s Assam state, police said.

An Indian riot refugee woman sleeps as her child reads a book at a relief camp during India’s ruling Congress party President Sonia Gandhi visit in Deborgaon in Kokrajhar, India, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012

In the first incident, a man was killed and four others were wounded, while the second incident left one man injured. Both clashes occurred in Kokrajhar.

At least 87 people have died in fighting between indigenous Bodo tribes and Muslim settlers in Assam since last month.

More than 300,000 people fled their homes after the fighting.

Most of them are still living in relief camps.

There has been tension between indigenous groups and Muslim Bengali migrants in Assam for many years.

Last week, police arrested a local politician, Pradeep Brahma, for his alleged involvement in the recent ethnic violence.

Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang were some of the districts worst affected by the clashes.

An indefinite curfew has been enforced in Kokrajhar and the army has marched through the streets of some of the troubled neighbourhoods.”

via BBC News – India: One killed in fresh Assam violence.

04/08/2012

* China – Muslim Fasting Discouraged

NY Times: “Several local governments in the western region of Xinjiang have ordered Muslim restaurants to stay open during the holy month of Ramadan and are telling civil servants and students to continue to eat and drink during daylight hours, when Muslims generally fast. Ramadan began on July 20.

A notice on the Web site of the health bureau of Urumqi, the regional capital, said local officials had discussed “increasing eating and drinking during Ramadan” and were urged “to increase the monitoring of collective eating with supplied food at work units.” The goal was to “guarantee the health of the masses,” the posting said. Local governments have been putting in place such policies for several years.

Southern Xinjiang and Urumqi have a large number of Uighurs, Muslims who often express discontent with ethnic Han, who dominate China.”

via China – Muslim Fasting Discouraged – NYTimes.com.

So while national government tries to be sympathetic with Muslims, local officials do the opposite.

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