Articles about Religion’

Nov 19, 2008

Prophet cartoon row in Indonesia

Posted by ari in World News No comments

The Indonesian government says it has called on a blogging website to take down two cartoons which depict Muslim Prophet Muhammad in sexual situations.
The communications minister said the drawings were “very inappropriate”, and said if necessary he would ask internet service providers to block the site.
The cartoons, which appeared on the website last [...]


Nov 19, 2008

MCA objects any attempts to take away religious freedoms of non-Muslims

Posted by ari in Barisan Nasional No comments

The proposed merger of common law courts and syariah courts will compel and subject non-Muslims to syariah jurisdiction. MCA recognizes and has always taken the position that Islam is the official religion.
However, the Federal Constitution is still the supreme law of the country and as such, the civil courts fall under the [...]


Nov 18, 2008

Why has the Muslim world failed to develop?

Posted by ari in Featured No comments

The Muslim world with its vast resources continues to generate much interest among economists, thinkers and policy makers. The Muslim world since the end of the Uthmani Khilafah has had its borders drawn and redrawn after various powers interfered in the running of its affairs. The Muslim world includes the Arabian Peninsula, Turkey, North Africa, [...]


Nov 18, 2008

Malaysia Boleh? Tak Boleh!

Posted by ari in From the Blogs No comments

Malaysians can do many amazing things. Our people has climbed Mount Everest, sail the seven seas, won a medal from Olympic Games, send some lad up to the space to enjoy some space ride for a couple of days, and many more. Yes indeed, we have the spirit that could make our people do many [...]


Nov 17, 2008

Malaysia mosques to preach protection of turtles

Posted by ari in Science/Heatlh No comments

AP
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Islamic preachers in eastern Malaysia will deliver an unusual ecological sermon urging Muslims to protect migratory turtles that are threatened with extinction, conservationists said Monday.
Worshippers are slated to hear the sermon Friday at nearly 500 mosques across Terengganu, said Rahayu Zulkifli, head of the World Wildlife Fund’s turtle protection program in [...]


Nov 15, 2008

Jihadist recruiting active at UTM and elsewhere in Malaysia

Posted by ari in From the Blogs No comments

Gleaned this enlightening info from the net. Much of this I already knew; this source from Australia merely confirms it:
The success of the Hizb ut-Tahrir group in Malaysia was seen as potentially a major “radicalising influence” that Australia should keep an eye on.
Dedicated to establishing Islamic rule by overthrowing Western governments, Hizb ut-Tahrir is [...]


Nov 13, 2008

Tomboy protests a security threat: Police

Posted by ari in World News 1 comment

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s police, who have recently cracked down on dissident bloggers and broken up anti-government demonstrations, say that protests over an edict against Muslim women wearing trousers are a security threat.
Mainly Muslim Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council recently issued a religious ruling that wearing trousers was un-Islamic.
It said that, by wearing trousers, young [...]


Nov 7, 2008

Court postpones hearing on church’s use of ‘Allah’ materials

Posted by ari in From the Blogs No comments

A Malaysian court hearing on the appeal by an evangelical church to use the word “Allah” in its Sunday School materials has been adjourned to next month.
The Evangelical Church of Borneo, otherwise known as SIB (Sidang Injil Borneo), and its president Pastor Jerry Dusing filed the appeal at the High Court in Jalan Duta, Kuala [...]