Amidst all the ongoing (thankfully, now receding) acts of hatred against the Muslims in Nepal, here is one uplifting story. Just as fundamentalist Hindus of India are different from Hindus of Nepal, Nepali Muslims too are different from fundamentalist Muslims who killed those 12 Nepalis. Enjoy the article, An extract: "After 1959, the Tibetan Muslims dispersed and many were granted Indian citizenship on the basis of their Kashmiri ancestry. They are now settled in Indian towns like Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Srinagar and Gangtok and further out in Saudi Arabia,Turkey and other middle-eastern countries. Many live in Tibet and Nepal. It is believed there are about 3000 Tibetan Muslims living in Tibet. Our photographer, Dash Bahadur and I met many Tibetan Muslims around Kathmandu. We visited their shops, their homes and met them again at the masjid (mosque) during their Friday prayers. Surprisingly, we were allowed to photograph them. Here are their personal stories as told by some of them." More at: - http://www.ecs.com.np/article_1.htm **** oohi ashu