Archive for August, 2007
Perda Syariat: Mardiyanto’s priorities
Mardiyanto’s priorities [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )English Version of ‘Negara Islam’
A Problem of Translation
The problem of translation of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s statement was addressed by Malaysiakini by asking: What did he mean? Is Malaysia an Islamic state or an Islamic country? “PM: M’sia sebuah negara Islam” (Malaysiakini, Aug 28,07 1:00pm: In his words: PM on Islamic state)
The statement was in [...]
Pak Lah: Islam Hadhari means Islamic State
A serious concept or a political word play?
==…Islamist language suffuses Malaysian political discourse, especially that of Malay politicians. Most Muslim politicians draw heavily on Islamic concept and language in promoting their cause. (Greg Fealy)==
“Islam Hadhari” is a truly ambiguous concept. For PAS, it means “Islam Liberal” or “Liberal Islam” which strongly disagrees with the every [...]
Makkal Osai’s Jesus: Free Press vs. Religion
=”Not every religion allow their God to be pictured. If it is allowed, who hold the ‘copy rights’ of a proper picture? It is wrong to compare (to say the same) Islam and Christianity in the matter of God’s picture and Muhammad’s with Jesus’ picture. Because they are different in this subject. In Islam it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Against Caliphate
Posted on 26/08/07. 07:19 PM
‘Khilafah’ is not compatible [...]
The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
Regional examples spur House into action
National News - August 22, 2007
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Two of the nation’s most successful regents have urged the House of Representatives to follow their lead and speed up deliberation on a key public services bill.
The two regents used a public discussion at the House building Tuesday to explain how their [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Marina on Poligamy, Drug Usage, HIV-positive
A Condom is Safe, Healthy and Halal
The study finding the link between drug usage, polygamy and HIV-positive widows in Kelantan, the northern-most state in Peninsular Malaysia – and the only state that has been ruled by an Islamic party for over 20 years –(see Malaysiakini “Marina: In Islam, the condom is not banned” 
is [...]
Gwens’ case: Stop seeing a woman as a sexual object
It’s NOT in my BODY, It’s your MIND
Malaysiakini reported that US pop star Gwen Stefani made true to her promise to be a “good girl” at a concert that wowed conservative Malaysians. She was barely showing any skin.
The concert was a major defeat for PAS and ultra-conservative Malaysians as Federal Territory PAS Youth Exco [...]
HTI a threat to democracy & pluralism
Caliphate campaign puts national unity at risk [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Right to PRIVACY IN ISLAM
The Right to Privacy and Sunni Islamic Law: Preliminary Remarks
by Ahmad Atif Ahmad (Harvard University)
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PRIVACY IN ISLAM: SOURCES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES
One must note that all religious texts from the Qur>ån or the Sunna lie at the highest level of authoritativeness as sources of law in Islam. This makes the implications of their [...]
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