Archive for December, 2007
No Allah in the Hebrew Bible
If we look to the origin of the Bible in Hebrew, as explained by Bob Kee in his letter to Malaysiakini, there is no word “Allah” in the Bible. That is why those who argue for the use of “Allah” in Malaysian Bible refer to Arabic word for the use. The evolution of Malay language [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Herald case: accepting similarities and differences
“Malaysia bukan Indonesia yang mengamalkan Panca Sila. Di Indonesia, rancangan agama selain Islam turut disiarkan televisyen, tapi kita tidak begitu. Kita juga bukan Iran yang tiada mahkamah sivil.” (Khairy Jamaluddin)
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Malaysiakini, the Star, and the Sun reported that the Catholic weekly Herald has been allowed to print without any condition. No condition that it may [...]
Tuhan, Dewa, Allah for wording of the Constitution?
In her letter to Malaysiakini “Malay word for God is ‘Tuhan’ “Fathima Idris wrote:
“Thus if Wong is sincere in the assertion that Christians here refer to Allah since it “originated in the Arab world” then I believe they would have no objections to the first principle of the Rukun Negara being amended to read “Kepercayaan [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Shariah Law on Apostasy and its impact
Malaysian shariah law on apostasy has a wide implications on the question of jurisdiction between Shariah Court and Civil Court; the law of marriage and divorce etc; the conflict of rights between Muslim and non-Muslim. How to solve all these problems?
We will see how Malaysian legal system settle the matters, particularly we will look at [...]
Allah all rights reserved for Muslims
Allah
The matter is simple if we don’t politicise everything including God.
You don’t have to be an expert to know that the word “Allah” in Arabic was already used by the Arabs in Mecca before Islam introduced by Muhammad. Just look at Muhammad’s father’s name. Very simple! Then, use the logic of time (before-and-after).
The history told [...]
Services for Thesis
NST, 2007/12/22
Phantom writers an ‘open secret’
By : Azura Abasand Minderjeet Kaur
KUALA LUMPUR: Hundreds of master’s and PhD students are getting “professional thesis writers” to pen their theses.
The Higher Education Ministry said it was aware of this, but as educational institutions were not complaining about it, little [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ahmadiyah Freedom of Worship
Case of Violence against Ahmadiyah:
Government Regarded Unable to Assure Freedom of Worship
Wednesday, 19 December, 2007 | 16:25 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The government is regarded as being unable to assure freedom of worship as mandated by the constitution.
Jemaat Ahmadiyah still does not have the freedom of worship in line with its faith.
“As a result, [...]
Liberalisme
Liberalism — Andrew Reeve
In general, the belief that it is the aim of politics to preserve individual rights and to maximize freedom of choice. In common with socialism and conservatism, it emerged from the conjunction of the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and the political revolutions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Liberalism retains a faith in [...]
Nasr Abu Zayd, MUI Radicalism
Indonesian intellectuals must raise their voices [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Romo Magnis: Islam & Democracy
Islam and democracy: Can they go together? [...]
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