URUMQI Cheap Nike Air Max 270 Men's White Volt , July 16 (Xinhua) -- Yang Jie, 48-year-old imam of a Xinjiang mosque, was the first to use a mobile phone, the first to buy a car and the first to invest in the stock market in his village.
"Traditional Muslims can also enjoy a modern life," said the ethnic Hui in Sangonghu village in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Whenever new things appear, they stir a lot of discussion among his villagers. They ask questions like "Can imams use mobile phones?" or "Can Muslims buy shares?"
"Nowadays, you cannot do without a mobile phone. You cannot even contact me without it." Yang often tempers his answer with humor. Recently, he began to use WeChat Cheap Men's Nike Air Max 270 Flyknit Bold Black Orange , an instant messenger, to contact followers and help them in their day-to-day lives.
A villager in their WeChat group found it difficult to sell his tractor. Yang spread the word via WeChat and helped find a buyer the next day.
Yang is one of the richer farmers in the village, growing and selling vegetables. He bought a mobile phone in 1998 and later a car. He likes to teach his congregation in simply language. During Ramadan, he works in the early morning and then goes to the mosque for prayer with dozens of followers.
Islam upholds science and is against wrongdoing, superstition, ignorance and violence, he said, adding that a basic requirement of the fasting and prayers during Ramadan is self-reflection.
Eid al-Fitr cheap air max 270 womens , the festival that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, falls on Saturday.
"With improved living conditions, people prepare better food and wear smart clothes for the event. The atmosphere is increasingly festive," said Yang.
MEXICO CITY, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Latin American countries on Friday, the UN-designated International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, mulled the failure of the hardball tactics in fighting drug, planning to change course in the drug war on Friday cheap nike air max 270 womens ,
In Mexico, violent crime has become a daily scourge, with drug use on the rise among its young adults.
Some 40 percent of crimes committed in Mexico are tied to the use of illicit drugs, Mexico's Quadratin news agency reported, quoting Eunice Rendon, the Interior Ministry's under secretary of Prevention and Citizen Attention.
"The abuse of alcohol and cannabis among young college students increased between 30 percent and 20 percent, respectively, according to Marco Antonio Pulido cheap air max 270 mens , an academic at the Iberoamericana University," Mexico's prestigious Reforma daily reported.
The 40-year U.S.-led war on drugs has done little to stem drug abuse, instead it helped turn drug trafficking into such a lucrative business that criminal organizations are becoming power players in politics, media reported.
In Peru, lawmakers are investigating suspected " narcopoliticians."