Weekly Standard（http://weeklystandard.com） Islamic Europe? From the October 4, 2004 issue: When Bernard Lewis speaks . . . Oct 4, 2004, Vol. 10, No. 04 • by Christopher Caldwell SELDOM HAS THE COURSE of European history been changed by a…

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） (Lily) Middle East Quarterly（http://www.meforum.org…

The Star（http://thestar.com.my） (1) Lebanon arrests two Malaysian suspected suicide bombers,28 October 2012 KUALA LUMPUR: The Lebanese authorities have arrested two Malaysians believed to be suicide bombers and suspected to be linked to …

Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Al-Saud's funding institutions were already posted in the past. (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20080425) (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20091129)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20080425) (Lily)（http://jmm…

These kinds of absurdity and silliness have been repeatedly alleged in the Muslim world. What we should see as a real threat is such constant obsessions, ignorance, and unstable mentalities in the whole region. (Lily) Free Malaysia Today …

Please refer to my previous posting on this issue. (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121022) (Lily)Liberty Sentinel（http://libertysentinel.wordpress.com）Minister Claims “Malaysia Not Founded or Endorsed as Secular State.” Really?, 23 O…

Please refer to my previous postings on this issue.（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120928）（http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121004）(Lily)（http://www.meforum.org/3364/unrwa-refugees-resettled） Some UNRWA Refugees Have Resettled …

This debate has been continuing especially since the 1980s. Some of the active participants have already passed away. When this will be ended and in what fashion? (Lily)Malaysiakini（http://www.malaysiakini.com） Nazri: M'sia not founded n…

Malaysiakini (http://www.malaysiakini.com) (1) Poor management - Islamic schools in shoplots, 18 October 2012 by Zulaikha Zulkifli AUDIT REPORT Poor management has forced 24 Johor government-aided Islamic schools (SAKJ) to operate out of c…

The first sentence in the article below astonished me. Although there is no diplomatic tie between Malaysia and Israel, we, living in this modern world, must have at least the basic knowledge by reading books and from the Internet news. No…

Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com) Does Israel Have No Roots There in History?, 13 October 2012 by Richard Elliott Friedman On Sept. 24, the president of Iran informed reporters that Israel has "no roots there in history" in t…

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom(www.uscirf.gov)October 15, 2012 Foreign Policy Why a Constitution Is a Bad Place for a Blasphemy Law A constitutional ban on blasphemy might sound like a good idea to some. But it…

The Malaysian Insider（http://www.themalaysianinsider.com） Ex-Pakatan man revives ‘Christian Malaysia’ report, shows ‘proof’ in Parliament, 11 October 2012 by Clara Chooi KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — An independent federal lawmaker today sought…

World Policy （http://www.worldpolicy.org/blog/2012/10/01/arab-fall） The Arab Fall , 1 October 2012 by Jared Feldschreiber With unique circumstances in each country, the simmering tensions following the Arab Spring can vex even erudite Mi…

Malaysiakini(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Bishop appalled by Nasha's Christian bogey, 10 October 2012 by Terence Netto Catholic Bishop Dr Paul Tan Chee Ing has described the latest resurgence of the bogey of Christianisation of Malaysia, r…

Malaysiakini（http://www.malaysiakini.com） Utusan reporter: I didn't twist church leaders' words, 9 October 2012 Utusan Malaysia reporter Kasthuri Jeevandran has defended herself against a claim by two Christian leaders that her recent re…

The Malaysian Insider（http://www.themalaysianinsider.com） Utusan report a ‘complete lie’, say clergymen, 8 October 2012KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Two senior Christian leaders denied today they had attacked Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng f…

As for the UNRWA issue (1) discussed in the Middle East Forum, please refer to my previous posting (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120928). (Lily) （http://www.meforum.org/3350/unrwa-resettlement） UNRWA Resists Resettlement by Alexand…

Malaysiakini（http://www.malaysiakini.com） Hudud, a misunderstood Islamic law, 27 September 2012 by Othman TalibIslamic Syariah is a method made by Allah SWT to regulate Islamic life in the light of Holy al-Quran and pure Sunnah. Unless i…

I personally have had a question on the UNRWA for a long time in comparison with the UNHCR. I was interested in the latter organization especially because Dr.Ogata Sadako had served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from…

Jerusalem Center for Pablic Affairs（http://jcpa.org） The Jewish Exodus from Arab Lands:Toward Redressing Injustices on All Sides, 11 September 2012 by Aharon Mor and Orly RahimiyanVol. 12, No. 21 11 September 2012  For over 2,500 years,…

It seems to me that recent Dr. Robert Hunt has been ‘more realistic’than before when he had been working in Malaysia as a Methodist missionary in the 1980s and the 1990s. I once heard him confessing to a Malaysian Christian scholar that he…

Malaysiakini（http://www.malaysiakini.com） 'So some protests are indeed part of M'sian culture?', 23 September 2012 ‘Oh silly me, there are two laws in Malaysia. Umno can protest but not Pakatan or us, the rakyat.'Rival parties protest ag…

As for the late Professor Edward Said, please refer to my previous posting dated 26 February 2012 （http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120226）. (Lily) Tabletmag（http://www.tabletmag.com） How Orientalism Shaped Obama The White House’s re…

1. CNS News（http://cnsnews.com） Islamic Bloc Revives Drive to Outlaw ‘Religious Defamation’ Worldwide, 20 September 2012 by Patrick Goodenough(CNSNews.com) A decade-old but temporarily-shelved push by Islamic governments to universally o…

As for this topic, please refer to my previous posting dated 30 August 2012 (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120830). (Lily)The Washington Post （http://www.washingtonpost.com） “Notes on a Century: Reflections of a Middle East Historia…

1. Jerusalem Post (http://www.jpost.com) Official doubts anti-Islam film creator's identity, 12 September 2012 by Tom Tugend, JPost Correspondent, ReutersHigh-ranking Israeli official in LA says no one is familiar with Sam Bacile, expresse…

As for Professor Emeritus Bernard Lewis, please see my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120510)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120519)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120620)respectively. (Lily) National Post （…

Malaysiakini（http://www.malaysiakini.com） Five years on, Coalfields Catholic chapel still no site, 23 August 2012 by Fr Edwin Paul After five years, the 50 odd Catholic families of Coalfields, made up of former estate workers are still l…

The Malaysian Insider (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com) Time to bury 1969 bloodbath, says Umno vet, 20 August 2012 by Amin Iskandar, Assistant News Editor August 19, 2012 PETALING JAYA, Aug 20 — Umno veteran Datuk Mazlan Harun wants the…