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Islam a mother – and daughter – can love
Marina Mahathir fights for women’s rights using Qur’an
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Posted in Arabization of Islam, Asia Times, Asian Islam, Hong Kong On Air, Islam, Ubud Writers Festival, women in Islam, women’s rights
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China travelers to move down market
Global shifts in mainland China visitor characteristics are now showing in Macau.
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Posted in Asia Times, Chinese gamblers, Chinese travelers, Forbes.com, Hong Kong On Air, Inside Asian Gaming, luxury goods sales, Macau casinos, Macau tourism
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VIP revival tests Macau mass hysteria
Maybe the authorities don’t really favor mass market over high roller play. 
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Posted in Asia Times, Hong Kong On Air, Macau casinos, Macau economy, Macau high rollers, Macau junkets, Macau tourism, Macau-Beijing relationship
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Forget Hong Kong, try ‘one country-two systems’ to settle Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Theory has merit, but China and Britain failed Hong Kong
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Posted in Asia Times, Hong Kong handover, Hong Kong On Air, Hong Kong-China relations, Israel-Palestinian conflict, Middle East peace
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Still no friends of the earth
Efforts to reduce climate change are still mainly hot air.
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Posted in Asia Times, climate change, Earth Day, environmental groups, global warming, Hong Kong On Air, The Guardian, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
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