On Mardi Gras we talked about the moral questions raised by importing religious jewelry from China. All our illustrations were from the Christianity, but that is not only faith affected by the rapid growth of Chinese jewelry manufacturing.
Today's Flickr picture shows an Islamic believer meditating on a rosary. Rosaries are not only for Catholics--they actually go way back before Christ was even born. You can find a brief description of Islamic rosary devotion in this feature article from Cairo's Al-Ahram Weekly, but that's not the paper's main concern. The rise of cheap foreign imports has decimated the market for local Islamic artisans, threatening the very future of the craft.
Should pilgrims to Mecca be meditating on rosaries made in China? This is now a pressing issue in the Middle East.
Today's Flickr picture shows an Islamic believer meditating on a rosary. Rosaries are not only for Catholics--they actually go way back before Christ was even born. You can find a brief description of Islamic rosary devotion in this feature article from Cairo's Al-Ahram Weekly, but that's not the paper's main concern. The rise of cheap foreign imports has decimated the market for local Islamic artisans, threatening the very future of the craft.
Should pilgrims to Mecca be meditating on rosaries made in China? This is now a pressing issue in the Middle East.
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