"Lily's Room"

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

Entries from 2013-01-01 to 1 month

This is Malaysia ! (14)

1. Malaysian Insider(http://www.themalaysianinsider.com) Perkasa ready to meet churches over bible-burning threat, 27 January 2013 by Boo Su-LynLast week, Perkasa chief Datuk Ibrahim Ali called on Muslims to burn Malay-language bibles. —…

Antisemitism in Iran

These classification and analysis below are important. The Iranians insist that they respect Jews and Judaism but they fight against Zionists and Zionism without noticing that they are actually confusing between the two categories. I perso…

Antisemitism in Europe

FrontPageMagazine.com(http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=13529) ‘Eurabia and Euro-Arab Antisemitism’, 5 April 2004 by Bat Ye’or "The largest group of the perpetrators of anti-Semitic activities appears to be young, di…

This is Malaysia! (13)

1. The Star Online(http://thestar.com.my) Ibrahim Ali quizzed by cops over Bible-burning remark, 24 January 2013 PETALING JAYA: Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali was called in for questioning by the Penang police over his Bible-burning…

Malaysia-Vatican ties

As for the topic of the Malaysia-Vatican diplomatic ties, please see my previous postings(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20110711)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20110712)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20110713)(http://d.hate…

This is Malaysia! (12)

1. Krisis Praxis(http://www.krisispraxis.com) Collated Resources: Christians from pre-Islam Arab Christians to Bumiputera Christians have the Right to Use Allah, 23 January 2013 Christians have offered well-documented evidence and cogent…

This is Malaysia! (11)

1. Malaysian Insider (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com) (1) Priest Lodges Police Report , 22 January 2013 by Opalyn MokBUTTERWORTH, Jan 22 – A Christian priest has lodged a police report after he found a notice purportedly by an Anti-Ba…

Israel is not isolated

1. National Interest(http://nationalinterest.org) Israel Isn't Isolated, 21 January 2013 by Gabriel ScheinmannFollowing the reaction to Israel’s bevy of construction announcements late last year, one would assume that Israel’s right-wing…

And another issue continues....

1. Malaysian Insider (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com)(1) MCA charges back at Ibrahim Ali over bible-burning threat, 21 January 2013 by Clara Chooi, Assistant News EditorKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 ― MCA today demanded Datuk Ibrahim Ali apolog…

Still continues...

Malaysiakini(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Whither 'kesopanan dan kesusilaan' on 'Allah' issue?, 21 January 2013 by Mohamad Tajuddin Mohamad Rasdi I wish to comment on the irresponsible statement of Ibrahim Ali (purposely NOT using any ti…

A constructive resolution

Krisis Praxis(http://www.krisispraxis.com) Resolving the Allah Controversy: Going Beyond Polemics and Call for Constructive Dialogue, 17 January 2013 by Dr. Ng Kam Weng Proposition 1: We respect the right of PAS to spell out clearly its …

This is Malaysia! (10)

Malaysiakini (http://www.malaysiakini.com) (1) Bishop painfully puzzled by PAS flip-flop, 15 January 2013 by Terence Netto Catholic Bishop Paul Tan expressed puzzlement over the apparent flip-flop by PAS over the right of non-Muslims to us…

Arabs in Israel

Middle East Forum(http://www.meforum.org/3423/israel-arabs-deprived-radicalized) Israel's Arabs: Deprived or Radicalized? by Efraim Karsh Israel Affairs January 2013, pp. 1-19 October 1, 2000, was a watershed in Arab-Jewish relations in …

This is Malaysia! (9)

1. Malaysiakini (http://www.malaysiakini.com) (1) PAS: Non-Muslims can't use 'Allah' for 'God', 14 January 2013 PAS appears to have shifted its stance on the use of 'Allah' by non-Muslims, after its Syura Council decided that the word cann…

This is Malaysia! (8)

Malaysiakini (http://www.malaysiakini.com) (1) Perkasa urges rulers' intervention over 'Allah' issue, 10 January 2013 by BernamaPerkasa, the Malay right-wing group, has urged the institution of the Malay rulers to act in accordance with th…

This is Malaysia! (7)

It sounds a bit amusing for me who lived in Malaysia between 1990-1993 and 1994-1995 to note that suddenly this ‘400 years’ Malay Bible, which was translated for the present Indonesian people, not for the Malayan people, to be quoted as a …

This is Malaysia! (6)

1. The Star Online (http://thestar.com.my)(1) Pakatan talks over ‘Allah’ issue, 6 January 2013 KUALA LUMPUR: The on-off Pakatan Rakyat meeting to discuss Lim Guan Eng's controversial “Allah” statement is on again, this time scheduled for…

Japan in Malaysia

This issue below is out of my research focus about Malaysia, so I am afraid that I am not in a position of making any comment on it. However, I personally wonder why suddenly this statement by former Perak Menteri Besar Mohd Nizar Jamaludd…

This is Malaysia! (5)

1. Malaysiakini(http://www.malaysiakini.com) (1) Stop politicising the Allah issue, 29 December 2012 by Baru Bian The basis for arguing whether non-Muslims can use the word ‘Allah' to refer to god must rest on its context, etymology, and…

The Jews and current Egypt

Somehow this news below reminds me of the late Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), a Russian composer of classical music and pianist, who moved back to the Soviet Union in 1936 after his 20-year exile in the West (the United States of America an…

A modern Christian faith

Krisis Praxis(http://www.krisispraxis.com) Galileo’s Trial on Trial: From Teleological Science to Mathematical Empirical Science, 2 January 2013 by Dr. Ng Kam Weng Precis: Secular critics of Christianity typically appeal to the infamous …

Religious diversity & Holy texts

Washington Times(http://www.washingtontimes.com) Religious diversity in Congress expands list of holy texts by Stephen Dinan and Tom Howell Jr.The Washington Times 3 January 2013 House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio, left, performs a mo…

The Pipes (3)

As for this topic, please refer to my previous postings respectively (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121231)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130103)(http://pub.ne.jp/itunalily/?search=20519&mode_find=word&keyword=Richard+Pipes).…

The Pipes (2)

As for this topic, please refer to my previous posting(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121231). (Lily) 1. Breit Bart(http://www.breitbart.com) Ceasefire: An Interview with Daniel Pipes on Israel's Future, 23 November 2012 by Jennife…

IKIM’s view on Islam

The Star Online(http://thestar.com.my) More than just a personal belief, 1 January 2013 IKIM VIEWS by Dr. Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad, SENIOR FELLOW / DIRECTOR CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF SYARIAH, LAWS AND POLITICSOne’s acceptance of Islam signifies…