"Lily's Room"

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

Entries from 2015-03-01 to 1 month

M’sian Chinese Muslim convert

Free Malaysia(http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com) Jews were behind 9/11 attack, implies M’sian preacher, 30 March 2015 by FMT Reporters MELBOURNE: Malaysian Islamic preacher Hussain Yee, a keynote speaker scheduled to speak at an Islamic pea…

For Passover Seder

Aish(http://www.aish.com) (1)5 Thoughts for Your Passover Seder Thought-provoking questions and insights to share at your Seder. by Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider 7 March 2015 1. Inscribe the Story on the Hearts of our Children The central mit…

Israel, Obama, Iran, and France

1.Spero Forum(http://www.speroforum.com) (1)Israeli diplomats go to Paris to resist Obama's deal with Iran, 22 March 2015 by Martin Barillas Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press on March 22, Israeli Ambassador told host Chuck Scott that Israel…

Bronislaw Huberman

As for Huberman, please refer to my previous Japanese blogs (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20071019)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20141114).(Lily)Aish(http://www.aish.com/ci/s/The-Violin-that-Witnessed-History.html) The Violin that …

Islamic teaching for heaven

As for this author, please refer to my previois postings(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/archive?word=Mark+Durie). (Lily)1.FrontPage Magazine(http://www.frontpagemag.com/2015/mark-durie/challenging-islams-warrant-to-kill/) Challenging…

Obituary:Mr. Lee Kuan Yew (2)

1. BBC (http://m.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32012346) Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91, 23 March 2015 Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the a…

Obituary:Mr. Lee Kuan Yew (1)

1.Malaysiakini(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91, http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/292855 Mar 23, 2015 by Rujun Shen and Rachel Armstrong, Reuters Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister, died today aged 91, tri…

Elections in Israel (3)

Voice of Israel (http://www.voiceofisrael.com)(1)Israeli Elections: Views from America 17 March 2015 VOI's Dan Diker joins Ari Abramowitz in-studio to interview Middle East Forum director Daniel Pipes, who provides an overview of how the U…

Humanities deteriorating

This is quite serious. We need to change the current trend as immediately as possible. (Lily) First Things(http://www.firstthings.com) Why are the humanities deteriorating?, 18 March 2015 The New Republic posted a little forum yesterday …

Elections in Israel (2)

Congratulations! Realpolitik wins! As for political realism,please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130706)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130919). (Lily) Algemeiner(http://www.algemeiner.com)(1)Exit Po…

Elections in Israel (1)

Gatestone Institute(http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5395/) Israelis prepare to vote; Palestinians prepare to fight, 16 March 2015 by Khaled Abu ToamehFor some Palestinians, the election is not about removing Netanyahu from power. Rather,…

Sino-Japanese relationship

Must-read? (Lily) CFR(http://www.cfr.org) Intimate Rivals Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China Author: Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies Overview No country feels China's rise more deeply than Japan. Through intri…

Shoji Sayaka&Vladimir Ashkenazy

I have been to the concert halls to listen to her violin performances many a time so far in Japan for more than ten years. As for this combination below, please refer to my Japanese blogs (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily/20111018)(http://d…

“Charlie Hebdo” analyses

1.Tablet(http://tabletmag.com) The Charlie Cover, 14 January 2015 Slander, ridicule, and terror in post-1968 France by Paul Berman So, here is the new issue of Charlie Hebdo, and the cover cartoon, by Luz, is a masterpiece. On a field of…

Divorce & Thomas Aquinas

As for "Spero Forum", please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20141017)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20141026). (Lily) Spero Forum(http://www.speroforum.com) Divorce, children, and Thomas Aquinas, 15 Ja…

This is Malaysia!

Malay Mail Online(http://www.themalaymailonline.com) Still can’t use Bibles with ‘Allah’ in Selangor, Azmin tells Sarawak Christians, 3 March 2015 by Sulok Tawie KUCHING, March 3 — Sarawak Christians may not use Bibles containing “Allah” i…

Academic Boycotts of Israel

As for Dr. Asaf Romirowsky, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120928)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121102)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121114)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20121117)(h…

Current Middle East analysis

The podcast interview with Dr. Daniel Pipes takes one hour one minute 34 seconds. As for his work and interviews, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/archive?word=%22Daniel+Pipes%22). (Lily) 1.Ricochet(ht…

Buddhist Anti-Muslim Sentiment

As for Mr. Raymond Ibrahim, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/archive?word=%22Raymond+Ibrahim%22+). (Lily)Middle East Forum(http://www.meforum.org/5067) Missing the Point—and Lesson—of Buddhist Anti-M…

The Middle Eastern upheavals

Jerusalem Center for Policy Affairs(http://jcpa.org/article/syrian-war-is-reshaping-the-region/) Institute for Contemporary Affairs Founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation Vol. 14, No. 20 June 17, 2014 The current political and…