"Lily's Room"

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

Entries from 2012-07-01 to 1 month

Restricting Christian pilgrims

When I visited Israel in early March 2007, I met two Malaysian Catholic pilgrims from Penang. I was suddenly spoken by one of them at a Church in northern part of Israel. Then my Japanese guide urged me to take a photo with them, because h…

Hindu temple demolished in M’sia

The Star(http://thestar.com.my)Temple in Golden Triangle told to vacate, 16 July 2012 OTHER NEWS & VIEWS Compiled by SIRA HABIBU, TAN SIN CHOW and A. RAMAN KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has given the Sri Muniswarar Kaliyamman temple commit…

US-Middle East relations

Almost all of the comments on this article were realistic. (1) do focus on the domestic matters (2) do not pay attention to other countries. (Lily) Malaysiakini (http://www.malaysiakini.com) 'Obama's re-election vital for Middle East engag…

National Harmony Act

Malaysiakini(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Bishop: National Harmony Act could be a misnomer, 15 July 2012 by Terence Netto Catholic Bishop Dr Paul Tan Chee Ing suggested that it is better for the government to just repeal the Sedition Act…

Using Islamic values in Malaysia

Los Angeles Times(http://www.latimes.com) In Malaysia, ruling party uses Islamic values to bolster support, 13 July 2012 The emphasis on Islamic values is aimed at solidifying support among the Muslim Malay majority. But critics say the …

“Allah” issue still continues

The article belolw seems to invite unnecessarily another dispute to the‘Allah' issue in Malaysia. It started in 1980 and still continues. (Lily)The American Muslim (http://theamericanmuslim.org) Pamela Geller, “Allah” and “God”, 4 July 201…

Tun Dr. Mahathir’s legacy

Malaysia Chronicle(http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com) Mahathirism and twisting a corrupt legacy into 'true' Islam, 10 July 2012 by Joe Fernandez How ironic indeed considering his alleged corrupt and godless -- as in anti-Islamic -- legac…

A summary on Malaysia

Jihad Watch(http://www.jihadwatch.org) Infidels funding Islam: a primer to Malaysia's disguised jizya system, 8 July 2012 In the West, Malaysia is frequently singled out as a successful example of a moderate Islam state, with gullible and …

Israel and Arab nations

1.The Washington Post(http://www.washingtonpost.com) Israel’s Arab Spring problem, 7 July 2012 by David Ignatius JERUSALEM Whatever else that might be said about the Arab revolutions, it’s obvious that they pose a problem for Israel. But…

Christian books by Malaysian

Continental News(http://continentalnews.net) Malaysian Chinese publishes Christian Books, 2 July 2012 By Bong-gi Sun Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the Greater China area (Mainland China, Hong Ko…

Looking back

Tablet Mag (http://www.tabletmag.com) Israel’s Grittiest Founder, 2 July 2012 Yitzhak Shamir, who died Saturday, was maligned for his politics. But his bitter realism was prescient. by Daniel Gordis About a year ago, I was standing with Yi…

Condolences

1. Reuters(http://www.reuters.com) Yitzhak Shamir, hawkish Israeli premier, dies, 30 June 2012 by Dan Williams, JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Yitzhak Shamir, the hawkish Israeli leader who two decades ago first balked at U.S. calls to trade occu…