Entries from 2008-11-01 to 1 month
Malaysiakini.com(http://www.malaysiakini.com) 1. Lim taken to task for wrong Islamic verse, 17 November 2008 by Athi Veeranggan An opposition assemblyperson has cast aspersions on Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s attempt to use of a verse f…
AsiaOne News (http://news.asiaone.com)Syariah judge: Fears among non-Muslims unwarranted , 19 November 2008 PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA(The Star ): Islam will not discriminate against any race or religion even if the common law and the Syariah c…
1.Malaysiakini.com(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Herald vs gov't: 'Allah' suit to be mentioned on Feb 27, 21 November 2008The Kuala Lumpur High Court will set a new trial date on Feb 27 on the suit filed by Catholic weekly Herald on the u…
Dar Al-Hayat (http://english.daralhayat.com)The Difficult Road to Dialogue, 17 November 2008 by Elias Harfoush If there is a step to be worth looking at, in order to go bring the world back to its the state before September 11, it is the c…
Assyrian International News Agency (http://www.aina.org)Letter From Iraqi Muslim Group Orders All Christians Out of the Country, 18 November 2008 (AINA) -- A Christian bishop received a threatening letter written by Ansar al-Islam, a Kur…
WorldWide Religious News (http://wwrn.org) "Religious Freedom Does Not Apply To Muslims Here, Says Retired Judge" ("Bernama", November 19, 2008) Putrajaya, Malaysia - The concept of religous freedom does not apply to Muslims in the country…
Malaysiakini.com (http://www.malaysiakini.com)Malay language needs to be reformed, 18 November 2008 by Mokhtar Mansor I am a Malay. I was born to a poor family in a remote village at Bongor, Baling, Kedah. I graduated from the Universiti o…
The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) Heartening judicial decisions, 12 November 2008By SHAD SALEEM FARUQITwo verdicts delivered last week are signs of a judicial renaissance, but they are likely to be appealed against. AN independent, i…
Malaysiakini.com (http://www.malaysiakini.com) Stop using the terms 'Malay' or 'non-Malay', 14 November 2008 by Yoda I refer to the letter Forget Obama, why don't you all start speaking BM? I'd like to thank the writer for bringing up Bara…
Reuters India (http://in.reuters.com)Malaysia Islamic party moves to embrace non-Muslims, 14 November 2008 KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's opposition Islamist party PAS is opening its doors to non-Muslims to bolster its support in the …
United States Commision on International Religious Freedom (uscirf@address-verify.com)FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 12, 2008 USCIRF Op-Ed in The Christian Science Monitor: The Saudis' dubious interfaith agenda at the UN The country's lack of …
Asia News.it (http://www.asianews.it)Evangelical Church goes to court against ban on using the word "Allah", 12 November 2008 The Evangelical Church of Malaysia has appealed to the supreme court following the recall of some of its magazine…
Common Ground News(http://www.commongroundnews.org) Why I went to meet the Pope, 4 November 2008 by Tariq Ramadan(www.tariqramadan.com) London - Now that the shock waves touched off by Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks at Regensburg on 12 Se…
Asia News.it(http://www.asianews.it)Axis of evil countries "open" to Obama. Al Qaeda calls upon him to convert to Islam, 7 November 2008 Ahmadinejad congratulates the U.S. president-elect and asks for "fundamental and fair" changes on fo…
WWRN (http://wwrn.org) Obama election shows deep racial divide in church" By Rachel Zoll (AP, November 6, 2008) New York, USA - The barrier-crossing election of Barack Obama did little to bridge the deep racial divide in American churches.…
Asia News.it(http://www.asianews.it) Fr. Samir: A good start in friendship at the Catholic-Muslim Forum in the Vatican, 7 November 2008 by Samir Khalil Samir The Jesuit Samir Khalil, an expert on Islam and among the participants at the For…
Christian Today(http://www.christiantoday.com)Malaysian court postpones hearing on church's use of 'Allah' materials, 6 November 2008 by Edmond Chua, Christian Post A Malaysian court hearing on the appeal by an evangelical church to use t…
Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk) Plugging the knowledge gap, 4 November 2008 by Yahya Birt The Vatican meeting is a first step, but for real interfaith dialogue, the Muslim world needs experts on Christianity This week, 48 Muslim and C…
WWRN(http://wwrn.org.) "Bush to attend UN dialogue on religions" By Edith M. Lederer (AP, October 31, 2008) United Nations - President Bush will join several other world leaders at a General Assembly meeting to promote a global dialogue …
The Star Online (http://www.thestar.com.my) The silent conflict, 4 November 2008The 2008 US presidential election is a clash within the Western civilisation. SINCE the United States is the leading superpower of our time, the American pre…
WWRN (http://wwrn.org) "Archeologist finds 3,000-year old Hebrew text" ("CNN", October 30, 2008) Jerusalem, Israel - An Israeli archaeologist has discovered what he says is the earliest-known Hebrew text, found on a shard of pottery that d…