a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:95687;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:27:"Living as a Muslim in Japan";s:9:"the_title";s:27:"Living as a Muslim in Japan";s:13:"the_permalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/95687/living-as-a-muslim-in-japan/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Jan 2 2024";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:40:"January 1, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:174:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/islam-in-japan.png&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:10:"Brent Timm";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:5:"Islam";s:9:"the_topic";s:61:"Islam";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:1;s:6:"the_id";i:20552;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:40:"Tanker Attacks Fuel Middle East Tensions";s:9:"the_title";s:40:"Tanker Attacks Fuel Middle East Tensions";s:13:"the_permalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/20552/tanker-attacks-fuel-middle-east-tensions/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Jun 14 2019";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:38:"June 13, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:148:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/D6xlOpcfEn8/mqdefault.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:8:"Dw-World";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:4:"Iran";s:9:"the_topic";s:59:"Iran";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:1;s:6:"the_id";i:18552;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:26:"A Day with a Japanese Imam";s:9:"the_title";s:26:"A Day with a Japanese Imam";s:13:"the_permalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/18552/a-day-with-a-japanese-imam/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Feb 11 2019";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"February 10, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:148:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/LSst5isVCYo/mqdefault.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:11:"Ahmad Maeno";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:8:"Converts";s:9:"the_topic";s:67:"Converts";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:1;s:6:"the_id";i:18550;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:32:"Islam in Japan: The Road to Hajj";s:9:"the_title";s:32:"Islam in Japan: The Road to Hajj";s:13:"the_permalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/18550/islam-in-japan-the-road-to-hajj/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Feb 11 2019";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"February 10, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:148:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/oKe0SV8N7b4/mqdefault.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:10:"Al Jazeera";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:4:"Hajj";s:9:"the_topic";s:59:"Hajj";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:1;s:6:"the_id";i:12284;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:35:"Japan: Muslims celebrate holy month";s:9:"the_title";s:35:"Japan: Muslims celebrate holy month";s:13:"the_permalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/12284/japan-muslims-celebrate-holy-month/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Jun 19 2017";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:38:"June 20, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:148:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/Np90hoXkHEA/mqdefault.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:9:"Trt World";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:5:"Japan";s:9:"the_topic";s:61:"Japan";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:8560;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:26:"Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands?";s:9:"the_title";s:26:"Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands?";s:13:"the_permalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/8560/senkaku-or-diaoyu-islands/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Sep 24 2012";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:43:"September 23, 2012 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:180:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a7_islamic_art_desert.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:5:"China";s:9:"the_topic";s:61:"China";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:180:"Under ordinary circumstances, such a sales contract should not have raised anyone's eyebrows. But the problem is Senkaku is a disputed territory which is equally claimed by China. ";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:3770;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:22:"Liquidating the Empire";s:9:"the_title";s:22:"Liquidating the Empire";s:13:"the_permalink";s:55:"https://www.islamicity.org/3770/liquidating-the-empire/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Feb 23 2010";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:17:"February 23, 2010";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:171:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/art-painting.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:19:"Patrick J. Buchanan";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:11:"Afghanistan";s:9:"the_topic";s:73:"Afghanistan";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:276:"In 1989, however, the Cold War ended dramatically with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the retirement of the Red Army from Europe, the break-up of the Soviet Union and Beijing's abandonment of world communist revolution. Overnight, our world changed. But America did not change. ";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:2111;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:44:"Japan's search for a non combat zone in Iraq";s:9:"the_title";s:44:"Japan's search for a non combat zone in Iraq";s:13:"the_permalink";s:76:"https://www.islamicity.org/2111/japans-search-for-a-non-combat-zone-in-iraq/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Aug 5 2003";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:14:"August 5, 2003";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:174:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a12_islamic_art.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:12:"Monzurul Huq";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:4:"Iraq";s:9:"the_topic";s:59:"Iraq";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:200:"With the law in hand, Koizumi and his trusted advisers are now poised to send Japanese soldiers to Iraq with the overt intention of helping the process of rehabilitation and rebuilding of the country.";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:1132;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:83:"Japanese Call for Better Understanding of Islam: Export-Driven or Genuine Openness?";s:9:"the_title";s:83:"Japanese Call for Better Understanding of Islam: Export-Driven or Genuine Openness?";s:13:"the_permalink";s:114:"https://www.islamicity.org/1132/japanese-call-for-better-understanding-of-islam-export-driven-or-genuine-openness/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Jun 15 2001";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:13:"June 15, 2001";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:174:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Roof_hafez_tomb.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:6:"iViews";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:5:"Japan";s:9:"the_topic";s:61:"Japan";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:378:"A Japanese foreign office committee, called the Committee for Islamic Studies (CFIS), has issued its first report. It accuses Japan of failure to study and relate to a faith "embraced by a fifth of the world's population". The report calls for an in-depth study of Islam, its history and institutions, and recommends it to be included in the subjects taught in Japanese schools.";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:930;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:15:"Galilee Flowers";s:9:"the_title";s:15:"Galilee Flowers";s:13:"the_permalink";s:47:"https://www.islamicity.org/930/galilee-flowers/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Feb 25 2001";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:17:"February 25, 2001";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:180:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a6_islamic_art_desert.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:13:"Israel Shamir";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:5:"Japan";s:9:"the_topic";s:61:"Japan";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:547:" When in 1543, the typhoon-blown Portuguese schooners approached the shores of Japan, the astonished sailors could not believe their eyes: on a warm spring day, the tropical island ahoy was buried under snow. They were witness to one of the real Seven Wonders of the World, the flowers of sakura, the wild cherry of Japan. As soon as the benevolent heaven bestows this seasonal gift to earth, the Japanese forget their wives and kids, their duties, employers and bills; they just sit under the trees, and write poems, short and sharp as swords. ";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:795;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:50:"Crosscurrents: When Victory Pays For The Powerful";s:9:"the_title";s:50:"Crosscurrents: When Victory Pays For The Powerful";s:13:"the_permalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/795/crosscurrents-when-victory-pays-for-the-powerful/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 14 2000";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:17:"November 14, 2000";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:174:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a13_islamic_art.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:14:"Farish A. Noor";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:7:"Germany";s:9:"the_topic";s:65:"Germany";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:233:" The old adage 'history is written by and for the victors' remains as true today as it ever was. One could also add to that the obvious claim that losers are forever bound to live within the margins set by the victorious as well. ";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:658;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:74:"Gulf War Anniversary Marred by Continued Sanctions and Deadly Bomb Attacks";s:9:"the_title";s:74:"Gulf War Anniversary Marred by Continued Sanctions and Deadly Bomb Attacks";s:13:"the_permalink";s:106:"https://www.islamicity.org/658/gulf-war-anniversary-marred-by-continued-sanctions-and-deadly-bomb-attacks/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Aug 5 2000";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:14:"August 5, 2000";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:174:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a10_islamic_art.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:6:"iViews";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:41:"Atomic Bombings Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki";s:9:"the_topic";s:133:"Atomic Bombings Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:294:"This week marks the tenth anniversary of the continuing US-led blockade on the Iraqi people, as well as the 55th anniversary of the atomic bombings on Japan. The similarities between the final attacks on Japan and the continuing US war against Iraq (both sanctions and bombings) are chilling. ";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:54;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:33:"The debate over Japan's 'apology'";s:9:"the_title";s:33:"The debate over Japan's 'apology'";s:13:"the_permalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/54/the-debate-over-japans-apology/";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Aug 22 1995";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:15:"August 22, 1995";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:180:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/japanPMIC__600x399.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:16:"Khaled Al-Maeena";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:7:"England";s:9:"the_topic";s:65:"England";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:0:"";}

a:12:{s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:6:"the_id";i:16;s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:33:"What after Casablanca handshakes?";s:9:"the_title";s:33:"What after Casablanca handshakes?";s:13:"the_permalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/16/what-after-casablanca-handshakes/";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Nov 8 1994";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:16:"November 8, 1994";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:184:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/hands_sand_IC__600x398.JPG&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:10:"the_author";s:16:"Khaled Al-Maeena";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:5:"Japan";s:9:"the_topic";s:61:"Japan";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:231:"The Casablanca summit is over. The United States and Israel have spoken in glowing terms of how economic cohesion between the Arabs and Israel will cement cohesion. Starry eyed idealists are speaking of a great Middle East market. ";}