1. “The Guardian ”(http://guardian.conuk) A question of belief, 29 April 2008 by Ziya Meral Regardless of the theological arguments, the reality for converts from Islam in many countries is one of extreme hardship Debates about apostasy, o…

1. International Herald Tribune (http://www.iht.com) Christian newspaper challenges Malaysia's government in court for right to use 'Allah' 、25 April 2008 The Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: A Roman Catholic newspaper went to cou…

“Minda MuftiS.S.Dr. Mohd Asri bin Zainal Abidin Mufti Kerajaan Megeri Perrlis”（http://drmaza.com） ‘Beza Antara Merebut Nama Allah Dan Merpertahankan Akidah’, 27 April 2008 Hendaklah kita jelas bahawa yang membezakan akidah Islam dan sela…

1. MySinchew（http://www.mysinchew.com/node/10459?tid=14） Archbishop Cries Foul Over Allah Word, 25 April 2008KUALA LUMPUR: The government Friday (25 Apr) opposed the suit filed by the Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur reg…

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com） The non-Muslim spouse's options, 22 April 2008 by KJ John It is said marriages are made in heaven; but many do not believe in this theology! Many prefer to build and develop marriages entirel…

The Australian （http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au） Islam and the West need to engage, 24 April 2008 by Ian O'Connor THE aim of Griffith University's Islamic research unit, established in 2005, is to promote a balanced and contextualis…

“Soulcare” (http://blog.soulcare.net) How does a Malay-speaking Christian say God? , 23 April 2008A letter from the Christian Federation of Malaysia: Dear friends, This is to inform you of the following:The Minister for Internal Security i…

WWRN（Worldwide Religious News） (http://wwrn.org) "When Muslims become Christians", 21 April 2008 (BBC) London, UK - There's a widespread belief that the penalty for leaving Islam is death - hence, perhaps, the killing of a British teache…

“AsiaNews.it”（http://www.asianews.it) Benedict XVI's improbable dialogue with 138 Muslim scholars, 9 January 2008 by Samir Khalil Samir, sjVatican representatives and Muslim thinkers will meet in Rome next March to hammer out a few guidel…

Washingtonpost.com (http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com) Christian-Muslim Dialoge: Where Do We Go From Here?, 19 April 2008 by DAVID WATERS(Del.icio.us) From a presentation by Rev. Tom Michel at an April seminar called "The Future of Christ…

Times Online Archbishop was 'misguided' reveals survey of top Brits, 22 February 2008 by Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent of The Times More than a third of Britain’s most influential people think the Archbishop of Canterbury was “misg…

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com） 1. Tengku Faris: Non-Malays should not seek equality, 12 April 2008 by Andrew Ong Kelantan Crown Prince Tengku Faris Petra said today that Malays had given into granting non-Malays citizenshi…

１．The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com) Engagement with democracy , 25 March 2008 by JAVEED ALAM Exploration of the character of the political transformation and democratic transition in Asian Muslim societies DEMOCRACY IN MUSLIM SOCIETIES — …

The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) Council of Churches: Fitna distorts Islam, 16 April 2008KUALA LUMPUR: The Council of Churches Malaysia on Wednesday expressed concern over the release of the controversial movie Fitna made by Dutch M…

Please see the past news reports introduced in "Lily's Room" dated 20 March, 21 March and 30 March 2008 first before reading the essay below. (Lily) Asia News.it (http://www.asianews.it) Christian and Muslims or how to live together with d…

Asia News.it (http://www.asianews.it)Magdi Christian Allam, a contested conversion, 27 March 2008 by Samir Khalil Samir, sj The Catholic baptism of the well known journalist, Magdi Allam, Egyptian and non practising Muslim, has been critic…

Common Ground News（http://www.commongroundnews.org） Explaining shari'a（Source: New York Times Magazine）（http://www.nytimes.com/pages/magazine）, 16 March 2008 by Noah Feldman Cambridge, Massachusetts - Last month, Rowan Williams, the …

1. Malaysiakini.com (http://www.malaysiakini.com) Gov't to act on Islamic conversion rows, 10 April 2008 The government today proposed new rules on converting to Islam, in a bid to prevent wrangles that have split families and incited raci…

Malaysiakini.com (http://www.malaysiakini.com)Ikim not helping resolve crisis of faith, 10 April 2008 by Azrul Mohd Khalib The results of a recent Syariah law review seminar organised by the Islamic Institute of Understanding (Ikim) and th…

Common Ground News (http://www.commongroundnews.org) Who speaks for German Muslims?（Source: Qantara.de（http://www.qantara.de））18 March 2008 by Loay Mudhoon Bonn, Germany - The German Islam Conference has achieved its first concrete res…

The American Spectator（http://www.spectator.org） Stop the Martyrdoms by Doug Bandow, 31 March 2008 ・Last year in Turkey five Islamic extremists bound, tortured, and killed three Christian religious workers. ・In Malaysia the nation's hi…

Common Ground News (http://www.commongroundnews.org)East meets West in Indonesian education, 8 April 2008 by Ali Noer Zaman Jakarta - The State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) is a unique institution within the national Indonesian educ…

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com）(1) Syariah lawyers back action on khalwat against non-Muslims, 7 April 2008 The Syariah Lawyers Association of Malaysia (PGSM) today threw its support behind a suggestion to charge non-Muslim…

1. IKLAN PERCUMA MALAYSIA (http://iklanpercumamalaysia.blogspot.com) Khalid Samad, asked for public discourse in church, 4 April 2008Partai Islam SeMalaysia or PAS often conveys a fundamentalist, hard-line image to non-Muslims. Getting beh…

1. New Straits Times Online (http://www.nst.com.my) Undo the acts that hurt others, 6 April 2008 by Roger Tan IN a multi-religious country like ours, religion is one issue which always invokes and provokes strong passions and reactions if …

Malaysiakini.com (http://www.malaysiakini.com)(1)Islam: A blessing to M'sians? (Pt 1), 31 March 2008 by Wan Saiful Wan Jan Let us start with a scenario. Having lived in the country for many years, a group of ethnic minority wants to contri…

1. The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) Proposal to prosecute non-Muslims for khalwat, 3 April 2008 by IZATUN SHARI KUALA LUMPUR: A seminar on Syariah Law review wants non-Muslims found committing khalwat (close proximity) with Muslims …

1.The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my)Knowledge of our roots will benefit us, 2 March 2007 by JOHAMI ABDULLAH, Seremban, Negri Sembilan IN very recent times, the starting date for the study of Malaysian history in the schools has been c…

・The below is the latest article by Dr. Ng Kam Weng, Director of Kairos Research Centre, Malaysia. The green colour was added by Lily for reference and emphasis. It was partially modified from the original text dated 1 April 2008 after Li…

WorldWide Religious News (http://www.wwrn.org） "Islam overtakes Catholicism as world's largest religion" by Richard Owen ("Times" 31 March 2008) Rome, Italy - Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism to become the world's largest single reli…