"Lily's Room"

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

Entries from 2013-08-01 to 1 month

Churches for Middle East Peace

Algemeiner (http://www.algemeiner.com) Time for Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) to Change its Name , 29 August 2013It is time for some truth in advertising. It’s time for Churches for Middle East Peace to change its name. CMEP, as th…

Anti-Jewish discourse & Syria

1.Tablet (http://www.tabletmag.com) Mearsheimer Says Hitler Never Used Chemical Weapons Controversial academic forgets his history―and the Nazi genocide―on PBS, 29 August 2013 by Yair Rosenberg Yesterday, University of Chicago professor Jo…

Anti-Jewish discourse & Syria

1.Tablet (http://www.tabletmag.com) Mearsheimer Says Hitler Never Used Chemical Weapons Controversial academic forgets his history―and the Nazi genocide―on PBS, 29 August 2013 by Yair Rosenberg Yesterday, University of Chicago professor Jo…

The Story of Noah

Tablet(http://www.tabletmag.com) A New Children’s Book Illustrates the Enduring Power of the Story of Noah Offering an Indian twist on the Great Flood, The Enduring Ark finds universal themes in a biblical tale that resonates today, 11 J…

Church loses in Malayisa

Union of Catholic Asian News(http://www.ucanews.com) Church loses latest court battle over 'Allah' ban Appeal court upholds case against Catholic newspaper, 23 August 2013 by Michael LenzA Catholic weekly newspaper in Malaysia this week lo…

Liberation Theology

I personally do not agree with the Liberation Theology, because it is considered to be similar to the Marxist ideology, so to speak. It says that‘Christ exists among the oppressed, the poor, and the marginalized.' But is it true? If the Go…

Facing the reality in the M.East

Tablet Magazine(http://www.tabletmag.com/)Tomorrow There Will Be No More Two-State Solution—and Then What? Ex-Shin Bet head Yuval Diskin warns that Israel’s leaders appear to be dangerously detached from reality,17 July 2013 by Yuval Diski…

Church cancels Mass in Egypt

Union of Catholic Asian News (http://www.ucanews.com) Egyptian church cancels Mass for first time in 1,600 years Monastery attacked by Muslim Brotherhood protesters, 23 August 2013 by Stoyan Zaimov for Christian Post• As Christians in Egyp…

EU and Israel

Real Clear World(http://www.realclearworld.com) Why Europe Is an Enemy of Israel, 31 July 2013 by Guy Milliere For nearly two millennia, the European continent has been a land of persecution and hatred for the Jewish people. The blood li…

Israel-Japan relationship

I am personally not sure if the number ‘20,000' of the Jewish refugees in the article is correct. Anyway, thank you very much for the kind words, Professor Shiloni. (Lily)Haaretz(http://www.haaretz.com) Heads must roll: There's only one wa…

Religious issues in Malaysia

1.The Malay Mail Online (http://www.themalaymailonline.com) (1) ‘Allah’ appeal inconsistent with government’s 10-point solution, Archbishop says , 12 August 2013 by Ida Lim KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Putrajaya's appeal against the 2009 High Co…

Non-Muslims in Malaysia

1. MSN News (http://news.malaysia.msn.com) Malaysia’s largest interfaith group warns it’ll take lawsuits to United Nations if need be, 10 August 2013 by The Malaysian InsiderLawyer Jagir Singh said the Malaysian Consultative Council of Bud…

KGB and Muslim anti-Semitism

Please see my previous posting (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130627). (Lily) Tablet(http://www.tabletmag.com/) Former Soviet Spy Sees the Long Arm of the KGB in Today’s Muslim Anti-Semitism, 7 August 2013 A new book by Lt. Gen. Ion…

Obituary: Robert Bellah

WorldWide Religious News(http://wwrn.org)How Robert Bellah (1927-2013) Changed the Study of Religion by Mark Juergensmeyer ("Religion Dispatches," August 1, 2013) When the great sociologist of religion, Robert Bellah, died suddenly this we…

Endless discussions and debates

There have been endless lists of discussions and debates on this topic between the Christian missionaries and the Muslim scholars in history since the birth of Islam in the Middle East, and there is almost nothing new about what has been h…