Professor Emeritus Richard Pipes is father of Dr. Daniel Pipes（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/archive?word=%22Daniel+Pipes%22）. Actually, the father looks much younger than his first son, a scholar of the Middle East and Islamism. The …

1. The Malaysian Insider（http://www.themalaysianinsider.com） (1) Stop demanding religious equality, says ex-Fatwa Council chief, 28 December 2012 KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 ― Non-Muslims should drop their demand to use “Allah” for their gods a…

1．The Micah Mandate (http://www.themicahmandate.org) A Muslim perspective on Christmas, 25 December 2012 Posted by Administrator by Abdul Malik Mujahid CHRISTMAS GREETINGS Dec 25: Christmas is an annual Christian religious holiday commemo…

1. Malaysian Digest（http://www.malaysiandigest.com） (1) Lim’s Christmas Wish: Let Christians Use The Word “Allah” For BM Bible, 24 December 2012 KUALA LUMPUR: DAP has once again raised the thorny issue of the use of word ‘Allah’ in the B…

Some Christians in Malaysia seem to become suddenly so super-rich that they even dare to demand their pilgrimage to Israel maximum for 21 days. By the way, I wonder for what purpose they want to stay in the Jewish State of Israel so long? …

As for recent Christmas in the Muslim world, there seem to be some worldwide news collections positively or negatively by outsiders. I, a researcher who worked at a Malaysian University for three years in the early 1990s and have focused o…

As for Dr. Robert Hunt, please refer to my previous posting（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121203）. （Lily）Patheos (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/roberthunt/) Do Jews, Christians, and Muslims Worship the Same God?, 1 December 2012 by…

Liberty Sentinel（http://libertysentinel.wordpress.com）State-Sponsored Covert Conversions Unbeknownst to Bumiputra Christian Victims, 4 November 2012 The Malaysian government has been implementing public policies that incrementally restri…

Again, Dr. Robert Hunt （http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121201）is honest in his assessment of this repeated discussions on the 'Same God' among the three monotheistic religions. Until recently, there seems to be a popular tendency to …

I wonder what the ‘international community' means. (Lily) YNet News（http://www.ynetnews.com） Merkel: Germany stands by Israel on security, 2 December 2012 German chancellor reassures Israel her nation is committed to Jewish state's secur…

Dr. Robert Hunt is indeed honest and frank in his many scholastic articles and other descriptions. It has been often said that inter-religious, inter-faith dialogues are important to avoid conflicts. But after attending some dialogue sessi…

There is something I would like to say about this news, but at the moment I just express my anticipation that this step will be another starting points of confusion and turmoil in the Middle East in the immediate future. Israel is not isol…

1. The Malaysian Insider (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com) Reporting religion faithfully, 23 November 2012 by Mustafa K. AnuarNOV 23 — In a multicultural and multi-religious society such as Malaysia’s, the fault lines that exist easily …

Sometimes Malaysia's multiracial, multireligious benefits are shown like the below. (Lily) 1．Malaysiakini（http://www.malaysiakini.com） (1) Anti-Israel group fails to hand over memo to Felda, 23 November 2012 by Aidila Razak A PAS-led gr…

Jerusalem Post（http://www.jpost.com） (1) Former Hamas man to ‘tell truth’ about Muhammad, 20 June 2012 by Melanie LidwanMosab Hassan Yousef making film highlighting prophet’s penchant for "violence." Ramallah-born Mosab Hassan Yousef has…

As for the UNRWA issue, please refer to my previous postings （http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120928）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121004）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121024）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121102…

1. WorldWide Religious News（http://wwrn.org） (1) Egypt liberals quit assembly drafting constitution Tamim Elyan (Reuters, November 18, 2012) Cairo, Egypt - A number of liberal politicians withdrew on Sunday from the Islamist-dominated as…

Malaysiakini（http://www.malaysiakini.com） (1) Can PAS hold the middle ground?, 21 November 2012 by S Thayaparan "(They) have deviated from Islam and should be condemned to hell." Dr Mahathir Mohamad on the proponents of the implementatio…

Malaysiakini（http://www.malaysiakini.com） Kuantan church gets leave to challenge land acquisition, 16 November 2012 by Hafiz Yatim The Church of St Thomas Kuantan, has today obtained permission from the Kuantan High Court to initiate jud…

Mr. Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, my facebook friend, is a young, highly talented researcher whose ancestors were one of the old, famous Jewish families in Baghdad and Mosul, Iraq. As for the second news from Malaysia, this is a classic example …

As for the this issue, please refer to my previous posting (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121117). I wonder if these groups are related with the Hamas-Muslim Brotherhood network. (Lily)1.Viva Palestina Malaysia by Dato’Dr Musa Mohd No…

I personally take a pessimistic view towards the Islamist parties and groups in any countries. Please see the No.2 in Malaysiakini news collection about the Islamist Party in Malaysia, PAS and the Hudud issue. (Lily)1.（http://www.bicom.or…

As for the UNRWA issue, please refer to my previous postings （http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120928）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121004）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121024）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121102…

Free Malaysia（http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com） Govt unjust to Muslims too, says report, 14 November 2012 by Anisah ShukryA study says there’s a culture of taboos at the expense of the right to religious freedom. PETALING JAYA: Both Musl…

Please refer to my previous postings on this issue.（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120928）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121004）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121024）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121102）（http:/…

Malaysiakini（http://www.malaysiakini.com）(1) Now, even children are split by race and religion, 1 November 2012 by Kon Onn Sein As parents who are concerned with playing our responsible role in nation-building and bridging the ethnic div…

After the U.S. Presidential elections, various voices from religious groups are now heard. However, we should listen to each voice very carefully. Some Christian representatives have been already loosing the core Christian values and simpl…

Please refer to my previous postings on this issue.（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120928）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121004）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121024）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121102） (Lily) …

I happened to find this interview article several months ago, and just on 5 November 2012 (first anniversary) I read it again. I do not think that Dr. Daniel Pipes likes this content, but I do think how not only comical but also dangerous …

1. Tablet Magazine（http://www.judithmiller.com/12493/zubin-mehta） Zubin Mehta Speaks Out、30 October 2012 by Judith MillerLast Thursday night, Zubin Mehta was not happy. Carnegie Hall's Maestro Room was being renovated and had been reduc…