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Zen Buddhism

July 10, 2010 By tenobliss Leave a Comment

Zen Buddhism and Sufism have many similarities.  Some can argue that Buddhism greatly influenced the Sufis of Central Asia.  Here are two good videos looking at Zen Buddhism:

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Uyghur Peace March in Japan

July 5, 2010 By tenobliss Leave a Comment

Found this on Japan Probe.  Very interesting.  Many people in the West do not now much about the plight of the Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang Province.  Below is a video of a Peace March in Japan.

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Japanese Muslims

April 29, 2010 By tenobliss 2 Comments

Being part-Japanese, I sometimes forget that there are Japanese Muslims I could easily relate to due to my ethnicity.  Some Turkish friends mentioned a possibility of introducing me to a Japanese Muslimah convert which never even crossed my mind.  Hence I am starting to research Islam in Japan.   It is quite interesting.  Here are some YouTube videos I found on Japanese Muslims:

Japanese Muslims Islam in Japan

Japanese woman finds the truth of Islam

Salah at Japanese Camii

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