"Lily's Room"

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

Entries from 2009-05-01 to 1 month

And the result was ....

1.Malaysiakini.com (http://www.malaysiakini.com) Herald fails to revoke 'Allah' ban pending case , 28 May 2009 The Catholic Church's application for a stay of the Home Ministry and government's order and decision in prohibiting the use of …

High court convenes again

Malaysian Insider (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com) High Chourt convenes today on ‘Allah’ issue , 28 May 2009 by Debra Chong KUALA LUMPUR — The High Court here will today hear the Catholic Church’s suit against the Home minister for bar…

“Allah” is used by Muslims only

My Islam Nwtwork(http://www.myislamnetwork.net) Why not Muslims cannot use the word Allah by Dr.Kalif Muammar There is no nas qat’i (conclusive/definitive evidence) from the Qur’an and the Sunnah on this matter. All the evidences put for…

The Koran and the Bible

World Wide Religious News (http://wwrn.org) "The Bible v the Koran" By John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge ("The Times", May 14, 2009) New York, USA - For all their manifold disagreements, Christians and Muslims are both “people of th…

Papal visit to the Holy Land (3)

The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my) Pope to hold mass in town of Jesus' boyhood, 14 May 2009 by Ari Rabinovitch NAZARETH, Israel (Reuters) - Pope Benedict will visit Nazareth on Thursday, the town of Jesus' boyhood in the heartland of …

Religious freedoms in Egypt

Compass Direct News (http://compassdirect.com) Muslims said to fear that freedom to legally change religion would wreak societal havoc., 12 May 2009 CAIRO, Egypt, May 12 (Compass Direct News) – In the dilapidated office here of three lawye…

Is Christophobia a yes-yes?

MercatorNet (http://www.mercatornet.com) Reduced to pulp, 11 May 2009 A British publisher is persuaded that an encyclopedia of Christianity with Christian content is not such a good idea after all. It is now a commonplace under our governi…

Papal visit to the Holy Land (2)

WorldWide Religious News (http://wwrn.org) "Pope Benedict walks out of inter-faith meeting after pressure from Palestinians" By James Hider ("Times Online", May 12, 2009) Jerusalem, Israel - Pope Benedict XVI walked out of an inter-faith …

“Allah” definition by Britannica

My Islam Network (http://www.myislamnetwork.net). Definisi Allah Menurut Ensiklopedia Britannica, n.d. Arabic: “God”, the one and only God in the religion of Islam. Etymologically, the name Allah is probably a contraction of the Arabic al-…

Language issue in Malaysia again

Malaysiakini.com(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Enhance, not review language switch, 8 May 2009 by Bakri Musa | May 8, 09 2:37pm Minister of Education Muhyiddin Yassin is doing our nation a great disservice in further delaying the critical d…

A pastor’s preach

・Once upon a time this Rev. Mark S. Bollwinkel quoted my article on the Iban Bible issue in his sermon at his Church.(Lily) Los Altos Comn Crier (http://www.losaltosonline.com) Respecting Islam, rejecting prejudice will help defeat terror…

Popal visit to the Holy Land (1)

Asia News it (http://www.asianews.it) (1) Pope wears shoes in mosque visit, as he was told to, 9 May 2009 A thick carpet was laid on the pavement for him to walk upon. Meeting in the evening with priests, religious and laity of the Orienta…

Christian minority in Holy Land

WorldWide Religious News (http://wwrn.org) "Christian minority caught in Jewish-Muslim crossfire" (AP, May 8. 2009) Jerusalem, Israel - When Pope Benedict XVI comes to the Holy Land next week, he will greet a community of believers whose n…

Religious equilibrium in M’sia

Reuters (http://blogs.reuters.com) Malaysia trying to find its religious equilibrium, 7 May 2009 by Bill Tarrant Multicultural Malaysia, whose official religion is Islam but which has sizeable numbers of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and S…

An interview with Huntington

Malaysiakini.com(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Samuel Huntington misunderstood?, 30 April 2009 by Amina Chaudary I am the only Muslim to whom Huntington granted a formal interview during his lifetime. My interactions with him led me to be…

Lawsuits for the term issue

1. My SinChew.com (http://www.mysinchew.com) Christian sues govt over another Allah case, 4 May 2009 KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here granted permission to a Christian to challenge the authorities for seizing religious material that used …

Apostasy and Human Rights

The Jewish Daily Forward (http://www.forward.com) Harvard’s Muslim Chaplain Embroiled in Death-for-Apostasy Controversy, 22 April 2009/1 May 2009 By Anthony Weiss (weiss@forward.com.) Remarks on apostasy and capital punishment under Islami…

Minority treatments in M’sia

Asia Times Online (http://atimes.com) Najib takes a brick from the wall, 1 May 2009 by Simon Roughneen SINGAPORE - As Najib Razak, Malaysia's new prime minister, marks his first month in power, a dramatic policy change announced last week …

Malaysian conversion laws

Nanyang100 (http://www.nanyang100.com) Malaysia conversion laws not enough, lawyer says, 30 April 2009 by Jennifer Henderson (Reuters) Malaysia needs to enact a law to ban forced conversions, a controversial issue in this mainly Muslim cou…