He's best known as the senior Muslim correspondent for "The Daily Show," conducting satirical interviews or reviewing the news of the day, from a "brown" perspective. But Indo-Muslim-British-American Aasif Mandvi is also an actor and writer. His new book "No Land's Man" is a series of essays exploring his journey as an immigrant.

Chinese police shot and killed six suspects who attempted to set off an explosive device in China's Xinjiang region, according to state media. Years of violence between ethnic majority Han Chinese and the Muslim Uighur people have troubled this region. Chinese authorities blame Uighur separatists for the bloodshed. Uighurs say the unrest is rooted in discriminatory policies that aim to dilute their culture and repress religious practices