Mahathir launches Selangor Perkasa

 Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Islam, M'sian politics  24 Responses »
Jan 302010
 

1535: Mahathir is at the launching of Selangor Perkasa at the MPAJ Multi-purpose Hall in Hulu Kelang now. Also with him is Megat Zulkarnain, the Gombak Umno Youth chief, according to a twitter message by an Umno Youth exco member. Mahathir had said yesterday that the emergence of NGOs rooted in Islamic and Malay causes proves that the Malays now have less confidence in the political parties that are supposed to represent them. On 24 January, Perkasa launched its Pahang wing and days earlier, another wing in Malacca.

Sadness

 Arts, culture and sports, Christianity, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Islam  7 Responses »
Jan 182010
 

A haunting melody by songwriter Amirah Ali, who won the Best Pop Category for “Tell Me“  in the 2008 Signature Songwriting Competition. Thanks for the lead, Sivin. While listening to the song, check out the report “Four reasons for controversial ‘Allah’ ruling” in the Malaysian Insider here. Music and Lyrics by Amirah Ali Engineered by Jon Gillespie I am saddened and angered by the recent happenings in my country, Malaysia. I would like to share with you this song that I wrote. We are all ONE and so is GOD. KATAKANLAH Hari ke hari ku cari Tapiku tidak pasti Seribu malam ku mimpi Tapi ku belum fahami

Weekend reflection

 Christianity, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Islam  3 Responses »
Jan 162010
 

Here are a couple of articles that gave me hope and which I appreciated. On respect, thinking and dialogue – Interview with Tariq Ramadan (theSun) The day I spoke at the Hall of Holy Spirit – by Mujahid Yusuf Rawa (Malaysian Insider) Meanwhile, broken glass has been found near the outside wall of a mosque in Kota Samarahan, Sarawak.

Church arson attacks: Cooler heads must prevail

 Christianity, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Islam  135 Responses »
Jan 082010
 
Church arson attacks: Cooler heads must prevail

2033: We round off this dark day with a statement just released by the Aliran exco: ‘Bigotry in the name of Allah’. The silver lining in all this is that the crowds at the various protests were not as large as many had feared, and the vast majority of Malaysians simply walked away and refused to join in. Many groups and netizens issued statements and comments condemning this lapse into momentary madness. Therein lies a glimmer of hope for a better Malaysia that many of us believe is possible. Another bright light can be seen over here, where blogger Dr Rafick, a Muslim, has initiated a donation drive to raise funds to repair the Metro Tabernacle Church. 1928: IGP Musa Hasan denied reports that a fourth church was attacked, according to the Insider. He said three demonstrations were held in Kuala Lumpur, two in Pahang, four in Selangor and one [Read more]

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