a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"Living as a Muslim in Japan";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/95687/living-as-a-muslim-in-japan/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Brent Timm";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:74:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/islam-in-japan.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"japan|/topics/japan";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jan 2 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"January 1, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:25:"Brent Timm|/by/brent-timm";s:5:"theID";i:95687;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Join Brent Timm, travel vlogger, as he visits the largest mosque in Tokyo to learn what it's like to be a Muslim living in Japan. Japan, a nation known for its rich cultural......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"Living as a Muslim in Japan";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Tanker Attacks Fuel Middle East Tensions";s:12:"thePermalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/20552/tanker-attacks-fuel-middle-east-tensions/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:8:"Dw-World";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"japan|/topics/japan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 14 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 13, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:25:"Dw-World|/source/dw-world";s:5:"theID";i:20552;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:119:"Apparent attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman could lead to another escalation of tension in the Middle East.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Tanker Attacks Fuel Middle East Tensions";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:26:"A Day with a Japanese Imam";s:12:"thePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/18552/a-day-with-a-japanese-imam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ahmad Maeno";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"Converts|/topics/converts";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 11 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 10, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ahmad Maeno|/by/ahmad-maeno";s:5:"theID";i:18552;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"23 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"A travelogue highlighting Mizz Nina’s travel in Japan to meet with inspiring local Muslim reverts who will share their story about finding Islam and their experience about practi......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:26:"A Day with a Japanese Imam";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"Islam in Japan: The Road to Hajj";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/18550/islam-in-japan-the-road-to-hajj/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Al Jazeera";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"japan|/topics/japan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 11 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 10, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Al Jazeera|/source/al-jazeera";s:5:"theID";i:18550;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"23 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"The road to Hajj in the Land of the Rising Sun begins with the little known fact that there are ethnic Japanese Muslims. Everyday the call to prayer is made in different corners......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"Islam in Japan: The Road to Hajj";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Japan: Muslims celebrate holy month";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/12284/japan-muslims-celebrate-holy-month/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:9:"Trt World";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 19 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 20, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Trt World|/source/trt-world";s:5:"theID";i:12284;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:121:" Ramadan isn't widely observed in Japan - It's one of the world's least religious countries.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"Japan: Muslims celebrate holy month";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:26:"Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/8560/senkaku-or-diaoyu-islands/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"japan|/topics/japan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 24 2012";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 23, 2012 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Habib Siddiqui|/by/habib-siddiqui";s:5:"theID";i:8560;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";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. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:26:"Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:22:"Liquidating the Empire";s:12:"thePermalink";s:55:"https://www.islamicity.org/3770/liquidating-the-empire/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Patrick J. Buchanan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"germany|/topics/germany";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 23 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 23, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:42:"Patrick J. Buchanan|/by/patrick-j-buchanan";s:5:"theID";i:3770;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";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. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:22:"Liquidating the Empire";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:44:"Japan's search for a non combat zone in Iraq";s:12:"thePermalink";s:76:"https://www.islamicity.org/2111/japans-search-for-a-non-combat-zone-in-iraq/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Monzurul Huq";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"iraq|/topics/iraq";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 5 2003";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"August 5, 2003";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Monzurul Huq|/by/monzurul-huq";s:5:"theID";i:2111;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";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.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:44:"Japan's search for a non combat zone in Iraq";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:83:"Japanese Call for Better Understanding of Islam: Export-Driven or Genuine Openness?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:114:"https://www.islamicity.org/1132/japanese-call-for-better-understanding-of-islam-export-driven-or-genuine-openness/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:6:"iViews";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"japan|/topics/japan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 15 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"June 15, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"iViews|/source/iviews";s:5:"theID";i:1132;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";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.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:83:"Japanese Call for Better Understanding of Islam: Export-Driven or Genuine Openness?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:15:"Galilee Flowers";s:12:"thePermalink";s:47:"https://www.islamicity.org/930/galilee-flowers/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Israel Shamir";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"japan|/topics/japan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 25 2001";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 25, 2001";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Israel Shamir|/by/israel-shamir";s:5:"theID";i:930;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"15 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";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. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:15:"Galilee Flowers";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:50:"Crosscurrents: When Victory Pays For The Powerful";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/795/crosscurrents-when-victory-pays-for-the-powerful/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Farish A. Noor";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"history|/topics/history";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 14 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 14, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:32:"Farish A. Noor|/by/farish-a-noor";s:5:"theID";i:795;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";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. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:50:"Crosscurrents: When Victory Pays For The Powerful";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:74:"Gulf War Anniversary Marred by Continued Sanctions and Deadly Bomb Attacks";s:12:"thePermalink";s:106:"https://www.islamicity.org/658/gulf-war-anniversary-marred-by-continued-sanctions-and-deadly-bomb-attacks/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:6:"iViews";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:45:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ydcdbq-pYQ&t";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"conflicts and war|/topics/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Aug 5 2000";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"August 5, 2000";s:9:"theAuthor";s:21:"iViews|/source/iviews";s:5:"theID";i:658;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";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. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:74:"Gulf War Anniversary Marred by Continued Sanctions and Deadly Bomb Attacks";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"The debate over Japan's 'apology'";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/54/the-debate-over-japans-apology/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Khaled Al-Maeena";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/japanPMIC__600x399.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"england|/topics/england";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 22 1995";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"August 22, 1995";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Khaled Al-Maeena|/by/khaled-al-maeena";s:5:"theID";i:54;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:106:" Prime Minister of Japan Tomichi Murayama last week did what no other Japanese leader ever ventured to do.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"The debate over Japan's 'apology'";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}

a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"What after Casablanca handshakes?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/16/what-after-casablanca-handshakes/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Khaled Al-Maeena";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:84:"/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/hands_sand_IC__600x398.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:29:"occupation|/topics/occupation";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 8 1994";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"November 8, 1994";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Khaled Al-Maeena|/by/khaled-al-maeena";s:5:"theID";i:16;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";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. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"What after Casablanca handshakes?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on post_tag=japan";}