"Lily's Room"

This is an article collection between June 2007 and December 2018. Sometimes I add some recent articles too.

Entries from 2008-07-01 to 1 month

Mindanao issue (1)

Asia News.it(http://www.asianews.it) Mindanao: four Christians killed, a fifth missing, 31 July 2008 by Santosh Digal Yesterday an armed group ambushed a bus in Lanao del Sur, stronghold of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The group ro…

Muslims open the door ?

Asia News.it (http://www.asianews.it) Islam and Saudi Arabia, champions of dialogue?, 30 July 2008 by Samir Khalil Samir The Saudi king takes more steps to show openness towards Christians, Jews and other religions. The most urgent reason …

Indonesia and Malaysia

1. USA TODAY (http://www.usatoday.com) Official: Terrorists killed Christian teacher, planned to kill American, 29 July 2008 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian terror suspects executed a Christian teacher in front of his family and wer…

A Malaysian view on Japan

Malaysiakini.com(http://www.malaysiakini.com)Japan, an immature democracy, 25 July 2008 by Josh Hong While I was not surprised at United States’ concerns over the arrest of Anwar Ibrahim by a special squad in balaclavas, Japan’s expressi…

Christians in Iraq (2)

The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) Pope tells Iraqi leader Christians need protection, 25 July 2008 By Philip Pullella CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Benedict told Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday that minority C…

Malaysian PM’s view on religion

WorldWide Religious News(http://wwrn.org) "Scholars should combat perversion of religion: PM" By Izatun Shari ("The Star", 24 July 2008) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Religious extremism compels everyone especially religious scholars and inte…

Evangelical Christians in Eritrea

Compass Direct News (http://www.compassdirect.org) ERITREA: CHRISTIAN WOMAN IN PRISON DIES OF MALARIA、23 July 2008 Weakened by torture, Azib Simon succumbs to disease only a week after contracting it. LOS ANGELES, July 23 (Compass Direct …

Threat to Philippine bishop

Catholic Explorer (http://www.catholicexplorer.com)Philippine bishop reports receiving threat to convert to Islam, 22 July 2008 by Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines (CNS) -- A bishop in the southern Philippines reported receiving…

Saudi interfaith meeting

WorldWide Rerelious News (http://wwrn.org) "Jewish-Muslim spat sours Saudi interfaith meeting" By Andrew Hay (Reuters, 18 July 2008) Madrid, Spain - A groundbreaking interfaith conference this week ended on a sour note, with a political sp…

Pope: Religious freedom

AsiaNews.it(http://www.asianews.it) Pope: Religious freedom for well-being of society, 18 July 2008 Benedict XVI has met with representatives of the Christian Churches and of the religions present in Australia, which he praised for its p…

Hindu was deceased as Muslim

New Straits Times Online(http://www.nst.com.my) Syariah court declares deceased a Muslim, 5 July 2008GEORGE TOWN: A dispute over the right to claim the body of a man between the religious authorities and the deceased's family has taken o…

Muslim-Christian in Indonesia

WorldWide Religious News(http://wwrn.org) Indonesia: Religious Tensions Rise In West Papua" ("Compass Direct News", 14 July 2008) West Papua, Indonesia – Authorities in West Papua, Indonesia, must move fast to prevent tension between Chr…

Archbishop of Canterbury

Daily Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk) Archbishop of Canterbury: 'Christian doctrine is offensive to Muslims', 15 July 2008 By Steve Doughty Christian doctrine is offensive to Muslims, the Archbishop of Canterbury said yesterday. D…

Issue of the British Muslim

WorldWide Religious News(http://wwrn.org)"Credo: British Muslims plan a summer vision" By Muhammad Abdul Bari ("The Times", July 11, 2008) London, UK - The third anniversary of the tragic bombings on July 7, 2005, reopens the very diffic…

Copts in Current Egypt

WorldWide Religious News(http://wwrn.org) "Egypt's Coptic Christians Are Choosing Isolation" By Ellen Knickmeyer ("Washington Post", July 7, 2008) Cairo, Egypt - Under pressure from fundamentalist forms of Islam and bursts of sectarian v…

World heritage status in M’sia

Malaysiakini.com(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Georgetown, Malacca win world heritage status, 8 July 2008 The historic Malaysian trading towns of Georgetown and Malacca are among eight new cultural sites that have been added to Unesco's W…

Christianity could be dying out

TELEGRAPH(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2160495/Christianity-%27could-die-out-within-a-century%27.html) Christianity 'could die out within a century' , 20 June 2008 by Laura Clout More than half of Britons think Christianity is …

Lawsuit for the term

Kairos Research Centre (http://krisispraxis.ath.cx) Allah lawsuit: Muslim Councils Rush to Intervene, Archbishop Objects, 10 July 2008 by Dr. Ng Kam Weng Comment: Amazing! So many Muslim Councils rushing to join the fray. Perhaps they are…

SIB and the term issue

MySinchew (http://www.mysinchew.com) Bumiputra Christians And The Use Of “Allah”, 7 July 2008 The Christian community in Malaysia by and large is aware that there are two legal suits pending in the High Courts to determine whether we hav…

The term issue at the high court

The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my)1.State religious councils want to intervene in ‘Allah’ case, 26 June 2008 By M. MAGESWARI KUALA LUMPUR: Two state religious councils have applied to intervene in the judicial review sought by the pub…

Sikhs join to suit over the term

1.The Star Online(http://thestar.com.my) Now, Sikhs want to be part of suit over the word Allah, 4 July 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: The Sikh community in Malaysia has become the latest party seeking to intervene in the suit by the Catholic Chur…

Coptic Church in Malaysia

Council of Churches of Malaysia(http://www.ccmalaysia.org) Coptic Orthodox Church of Malaysia Three representatives and a legal counsellor of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Malaysia visited the CCM office on 16th May in order to familiari…

Christian problems in Iraq

WWRN(WorldWide Religious News)(http://wwrn.org) "The disaster for Christians in Iraq" , 4 July 2008 By Robin Harris ("The Times") Baghdad, Iraq - When American and British-led forces invaded Iraq in 2003, neither George Bush nor Tony Bla…

Issue of shariah in Britain

Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Muslims in Britain should be able to live under Sharia law, says top judge , 4 July 2008 By Christopher Hope and James Kirkup Muslims in Britain should be able to live according to Sharia law, the cou…

Anwar Ibrahim issue again

AsiaNews.it(http://www.asianews.it)Anwar Ibrahim, accused of sodomy, fears for his life and political career, 30 June 2008 The opposition leader had taken refuge in the Turkish embassy. 10 years ago, he faced the same accusations and the…

Another case of former Muslim

‘11th-hour bid to save family from threats’, (http://news.scotsman.com) 30 June 2008 By David Maddox A PAKISTANI family who sought asylum in Scotland because they received death threats over their religious beliefs are hoping that a last-m…

No fashion for Muslim women?

THE JERUSALEM POST (http://www.jpost.com)Malaysian city reminds Muslim women to avoid bright lipstick, high heels 24 June 2008 Associated Press, Authorities in a northern Malaysian city are calling on Muslim women not to wear bright lips…