Religion and tourism
By Luc Citrinot, Etn Asia staff writer in Kota Bharu (Malaysia)
Fields with traditional wooden houses on stilts, colourful kites flying over white-sand beaches, a lively culture, tasty food and generally friendly people, Kelantan sounds like the ideal place for a
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Islam in Thailand
By Luc Citrinot, eTN Asia Staff Writer in Narathiwat and Pattani
Leaving the airport, the billboard immediately catches the attention of the travelers: “Welcome to Narathiwat,” it says in English.
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Palestine Tourism
By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer
It seems Palestine, too, has taken a more conservative approach towards local tourists and residents going to the beach, walking along Gaza shores and showing public display of affection.
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Pope and the Middle East
By Abdullah Omar , The Media Line News Agency for eTurboNews
AMMAN, Jordan (eTN) - Controversial remarks by Pope Benedict XVI about Islam and Prophet Mohammad in 2006 could catch up with him during his May visit to the Mideast.
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Malaysia Tourism
By Nelson Alcantara
HONOLULU - (eTN) - Hawaii is a tourism success, which made it an ideal US destination for a high-level delegation of Malaysian tourism officials, headed by Malaysian Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Sa
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Malaysia and Islam
By Yusof Sulaiman
Malaysian tourism cashing in on its "Islamic heritage"
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2,500 Bottles Of Alcohol Flushed Down The Toilets
CAIRO - Authorities are threatening to strip Cairo’s luxury Grand Hyatt hotel of its five-star status after the owner stopped serving alcohol in the name of Islam.
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Bali Security
By Bali Update l balidiscovery.com
Tempo Interaktif reports that Bali's police precinct covering the capital of Denpasar are tightening security measures in the wake of the failure of the final judicial appeal by the Bali Bombers and on the run-up to the Island's gubernatorial election scheduled for July 9, 2008.
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Islamic Asian Countries
By Yusof Sulaiman
(eTN) - Islamic countries from the Asia Pacific region have agreed to form an Asia Pacific Islamic Travel and Tours Federation to “safeguard" the interests of Muslim tourists and travel agents.
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