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Bishop demurs over PM’s Christmas Day remarks

have you read the PM's message during the christmas high tea organised by the christian federation of malaysia (CFM)? (if not, go to the malayisan insider to read).  you got to read his speech first before you continue reading bishop paul tan's retort. (pic left) the PM had said "i'm …

An Xmas card to my PM

Malaysiakini by Bob Teoh 10:10AM Dec 25, 2012 The Rt Hon Prime Minister, Shalom and Yuletide greetings of peace, love, and blessings. Notwithstanding the crucifix controversy during the Christmas reception for you by the Christian community last year, you have decided to join their celebrations this year again. This reflects …

steve oh speaks our minds

by now i guess many of you knew about the so called controversy nurl izzah got herself into, after her talk at the islamic state forum. her video can be viewed here. as a result of her talk and (so called) controversy, someone by the name of steve oh wrote …

islamic state: which version? whose responsibility?

oriental hearts and mInd study institute (OHMSI) organised a 'truth matters'  forum entitled “islamic state: which Version? whose responsibility?” in petaling jaya recently. this video is part 1 of a four part series, with the main speaker, dr ahmad farouk musa, director of islamic renaissance front., a man i greatly …

Prof. Tariq: Islam, Democracy, Human Rights

Professor  Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University. He is a grandson of Hassan Al-Banna the revered founder of Muslim Brotherhood, one of the largest modern day Islamic movements in the world. Through his writings and public lectures, he has greatly contributed to the debate on …

don’t be envious of christian charity

so what if christians extend their charity/love to muslim? or maybe i should ask the other way round – so what if muslim turned to the church for charity? in our church, we have a beautiful hymn with the title 'this is my commandment' which talks about charity. REFRAIN:  this …

thanks to the penang fatwa council

…. for its wise decision to prohibit the use of loudspeakers for quran prayers at dawn. my apartment is just in front of a surau. when i first moved in, some days i will hear the dawn quran prayers but as times goes by, getting used to it, it didn't …

some interesting articles on islam

NOTE: this is suppose to be posted 2 days ago. forgot about it. here are some interesting articles i took from here and there that flows from the JAIS raid on DUMC,   i highlighted some points which i agreed to very much, and also make comments if any in …

let us pray… then let us get angry!

*sigh* it's one of these 'after friday prayers' protest again, which i had talked about so much…. and this time it is during ramadhan month too. after they PRAY, PRAY, they come out ANGRY and SHOUTING…. so what were they doing praying inside the mosque then? this time it involved …