France, Islam and Secularism

Al Jazeera English – 1 thg 2, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to get tough on “Islamist separatism”.

So why does his proposed new law have some people feeling like he is targeting Muslims?

And why is he being accused of trying to score political points?

France, Islam and Secularism | Start Here

The Chinese entrepreneurs chasing an Afghan ‘gold rush’

Al Jazeera English – 24 thg 11, 2022

When the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, most foreigners and multinational companies had already packed up and left Afghanistan.

Going against the stream of foreigners fleeing the country was a group looking for “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunities: Chinese entrepreneurs.

Despite the ongoing unrest, an economic crisis and United Nations’ concerns over human rights, more Chinese citizens are joining the country’s “gold rush”. Once a small minority, Chinese nationals now make up Afghanistan’s biggest group of expatriates.

With exclusive access to leading Chinese investors, 101 East investigates their growing influence across Afghanistan’s business and media sectors.

The Chinese entrepreneurs chasing an Afghan ‘gold rush’ | 101 East Documentary

An Unholy Alliance: Monks and the Military in Myanmar

Al Jazeera English – 19-3-2019

With almost 90 percent of Myanmar’s population being devoted Buddhists, the religion has been at the heart of the nation’s very identity for centuries.

But while the pillars of Buddhist teachings are love, compassion and peace, there is a very different variation to the philosophy being taught at the Ma Ba Tha monastery in Yangon’s Insein township.

The monks there are connected to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, the systematic persecution and genocide of the Rohingya in Rakhine state.

Al Jazeera’s unprecedented access to the Ma Ba Tha monastery and its leaders offers a glimpse into how their ultra-nationalist agenda is becoming the blueprint for the political structure of the country. Is the joining of forces between monks and generals threatening Myanmar’s young and fragile democracy?

An Unholy Alliance: Monks and the Military in Myanmar | Featured Documentary

Ấn đền Trần (5 bài)

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Ảnh: Ngủ gật, vật vờ cả đêm dưới mưa chờ mua ấn đền Trần 

5h sáng BTC mới phát ấn nhưng từ 1h sáng 5/2, rất đông người có mặt tại khuôn viên đền Trần (Nam Định) chờ mua ấn. Họ đứng, ngồi vật vờ,  ngủ tại điểm xếp hàng bất chấp mưa nặng hạt.

Sau khi lễ khai ấn diễn ra xong, tại khuôn viên đền Thiên Trường, đền Trùng Hoa, đền Cố Trạch (TP. Nam Định) rất đông người ngồi, ngủ ngay tại điểm phát ấn chờ đền giờ mua ấn dưới cơn mưa

Theo quan niệm, nếu mua được ấn đền Trần sau giờ khai ấn sẽ đem lại nhiều may mắn, tài lộc và công danh nên rất nhiều người nên rất đông người dân địa phương, du khách thập phương chịu rét, “đội mưa”, thức thâu đêm để mua ấn

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