Archive for the 'Islam' Category
Just came across this verse from the Qur’an (29:46), which I think speaks for itself:
وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنزِلَ
إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَهُنَا وَإِلَهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ
Wala tujadiloo ahla alkitabi illa biallatee hiya ahsanu illa allatheena thalamoo minhum waqooloo amanna biallathee onzila [...]
January 19th, 2008 | Posted in Christianity, Islam | 1 Comment
Publication permit in doubt: The Herald has provided prominent coverage of recent demonstrations and other human rights issues even as the mainstream media abdicate their responsibility
Four years ago, Christian Malaysians were overjoyed when Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi sent Christmas greetings to their various churches and congregations. It was an astute gesture that touched many Christians, [...]
December 24th, 2007 | Posted in Christianity, Democracy, Human rights, Islam, Marginalised groups, Poverty, Universal spiritual values | 7 Comments
Just watching the 50th Merdeka celebrations on TV and I can’t help but notice how top BN politicians are dominating the proceedings.
The 8tv talk show hosts are singing the praises of the PM.
Samy and Ong Ka Ting are hovering around the PM. So too Hishamuddin Hussein.
Khairy Jamaluddin raising the flag… Khairy leading the Youth [...]
August 31st, 2007 | Posted in Corporate-led globalisation, Democracy, Environment/climate change, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Islam, Malaysian finance/business, Politics | No Comments
It’s not often that religious leaders come together to take a common stand on an issue of national significance.
Over the years, Aliran organised a couple of seminars - one on corruption and the other on the human being - that looked at these issues from the perspective of the various spiritual traditions.
In recent times, we [...]
August 12th, 2007 | Posted in Accountability, Christianity, Corporate-led globalisation, Development issues, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Islam, Malaysian finance/business, Neo-liberal economics | No Comments
When Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak declared that Malaysia is an “Islamic state”, he created quite a stir and quickly polarised public opinion between advocates of an Islamic state and those who believe Malaysia is a secular nation.
Much of the debate now is constrained by knee-jerk reactions to the labels. So let’s go behind the [...]
August 7th, 2007 | Posted in Democracy, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Islam, Politics | 3 Comments