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The assassination of the Punjab Governor by Ishtiaq Ahmed
January 6,
2011
Danish media and Pakistani Islam by Uzma Rehman
Which
Pakistani Islam do you know about? The answer to this question would most
likely depend on the kind of news and information about Pakistan that has reached the majority of people
in Denmark
through the print and electronic media during the past decade i.e. especially
after 11 September 2001. However, this is how it is in most modern societies
where information about the world reaches us through the media. Only those few
who venture out to distant geographical areas are themselves able to experience
the ground reality of these societies.
Rohingyas – the forgotten people of Burma turning up on Thailand´s paradise beaches
Martin Gemzell,
Asia Program Manager
Olof Palme International Center
Towards a better understanding
Timo Kivimäki, Senior Researcher, NIAS and Gerald Jackson, Editor in Chief, NIAS Press
In the West, Islam is often presented in a very simplified manner (much as the West is interpreted in simplified terms in many parts of the Islamic world). This is no surprise but in fact is typical in situations where there is tension between two parties.
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Henriette Kristensen
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