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Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2022
Salman Rushdie off ventilator and 'road to recovery has begun'
Rushdie was set to deliver a lecture on the United States' role as a haven for targeted artists when a man rushed the stage and stabbed him.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2022
Taliban stronger than ever a year after takeover
To tighten their grip, they have poured fighters into the Panshjir Valley, home to the only conventional military threat the Islamists have faced since their takeover.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 14, 2022
Salman Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty as author remains hospitalized
Living with a bounty on his head since 1988, Rushdie was set to deliver a lecture on artistic freedom when he was stabbed 10 times.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 14, 2022
Rushdie attack recalls 1991 killing of his Japanese translator
Hitoshi Igarashi was stabbed to death at Tsukuba University, where he taught comparative Islamic culture — the crime remains unsolved.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2022
India at 75: Dreams of a Hindu nation leave minorities worried
Hindus make up the overwhelming majority of India's 1.4 billion people but when Mahatma Gandhi secured its independence from Britain in 1947 it was as a secular, multicultural state.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2022
After years in hiding in London, Salman Rushdie lived freely in New York
After going into hiding during the 1990s, Salman Rushdie had been living freely in New York in recent years, appearing in public without evident security.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2022
Novelist Salman Rushdie on a ventilator after stabbing in western New York
An assailant stabbed Rushdie, 75, in the abdomen and the neck, police and witnesses said, straining to continue the attack even as several people held him back.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2022
In hijab row, critics say Modi's BJP looking for votes in southern Indian state
Opposition parties and many political analysts accuse the BJP of fomenting tensions in Karnataka to consolidate its appeal to majority Hindus, like they say it has elsewhere in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2022
Ahead of key polls, India's ruling party revives Hindu-Muslim dispute
Hindus and Muslims have argued for decades for control over a religious site Mathura, echoing other quarrels between the two groups in India that have flared into deadly riots.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2022
Uyghurs in Turkey call for boycott of Beijing Games
'China stop the genocide, China close the camps', chanted the demonstrators, some holding up a banner reading 'Stop Genocide Olympics'.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 10, 2022
Auction of Muslim women on Indian app shows tech weaponized for abuse
The fake auctions are just the latest examples of how technology is being used to put women at risk through online abuse, theft of privacy or sexual exploitation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2021
Mali denies deployment of Russian mercenaries
The government 'gives a formal denial to these baseless allegations' of 'an alleged deployment of elements from a private security company in Mali,' it said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2021
Afghanistan's young Taliban fighters face the challenge of peace
Most Taliban members have known only fighting and while their battlefield memories may be a source of pride, they must now adjust to a world that wants to forget about war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Dec 19, 2021
The prince and the prophet
Their paths may be different, but the devotion to God and gods that two men display in different parts of the world changes the religious landscapes of both.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2021
Religious tolerance among India’s believers
A multifaith survey reveals that Indians are committed to respecting religious diversity while practicing what some call a “segregationist form of toleration.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2021
Taliban resurgence raises terrorism fears from Moscow to Beijing
The Taliban have dramatically expanded their hold on Afghan territory in recent months, leaving the U.S.-backed government in control of little more than 20% of the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2021
After years of quiet, Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded. Why now?
A little-noticed police action in Jerusalem last month was one of several incidents that led to the current crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2021
Biden laments recent civilian deaths in call with Israeli leader
U.S. President Joe Biden ramped up efforts to calm Israeli-Palestinian tensions and urged the protection of civilians, including children, after an Israeli airstrike targeted media offices in Gaza.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2021
U.S. calls Xinjiang an 'open-air prison,' as it slams religious persecution by China
Also on Wednesday, the U.S., Germany and Britain clashed with China at the United Nations over the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

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