i had actually decided not to blog on the herald-allah controversy anymore but i can’t help myself when i read what ktemoc had to say. i need to respond to his post. instead of responding at the comments section of his post, since it will be long, i am responding …
… and sikh all over the world had been using it for centuries! malaysiakini has the news. highlight my own. refer my earlier post (with pic of the latest herald) first for context, if you haven’t yet. ——————————————— ‘Allah’: What about us? ask SikhsFauwaz Abdul Aziz Jan 4, 08 1:55pm …
(NOTE: above picture shows the latest issue herald – 6 jan. 2008. it has the word ‘we have our permit!’ in big bold words right on top. inside is a press statement from fr. lawrence, and the 2 letters from the government are also inside) yep in my updated post …
… because the government is trying to tell us that muslim have little faith – just by reading christian stuff in bahasa, they will suddenly convert to christianity.(which is ironic really as herald is not sold to the public at all. herald were sent to catholic churches only). ok this …
from the star: Thursday December 27, 2007MYT 9:01:50 PM Catholic paper files writ of summons PETALING JAYA: The publisher of Herald – The Catholic Weekly has filed a writ of summons and a statement of claim in the Kuala Lumpur High Court to seek appropriate declarations of the use of …
taken from the malaysian bar. —————————————————– Church leaders explain use of ‘Allah’ Sunday, 23 December 2007, 11: 20pm (c)The Sun (Used by permission) by Joseph Masilamany PETALING JAYA (Dec 23, 2007): The use of the word "Allah" to refer to God among Christians has been widely practised for generations in …
statement from aliran. note aliran mentioned about the word ‘allah’ appearing int the pahang national anthem. well lulu had also pointed out that the word is found in the selangor national anthem too. oh also, don’t forget to read a very good post from malaysian unplug on this issue. ————————————————————————————– …
… so implied deputy internal security minister, johari when he said "only muslims can use the word ‘allah’". “Only Muslims can use ‘Allah’. It’s a Muslim word, you see. It’s from (the Arabic (language). We cannot let other religions use it because it will confuse people,” he said when contacted …
read my post ‘mr pm, don’t break my rice bowl’ below first for context. i mentioned something about the word ‘allah’. i notice a reader from malaysiakini had voiced out regarding the word ‘allah’. quibbling over god’s name – malaysia style Rita Camilleri: Malta, a tiny, strategically-placed island in the …
ok ok i admit i exaggerate with the heading. it should be ‘mr pm don’t stop me from earning money part-time", which also include, "mr pm, don’t prevent me from doing what i love – writing/reporting". what made me said this was what i came across in malaysiakini, the news …