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Protest against racism, call for clean and fair polls

 Posted by Anil Netto on 10 May 2013  8 Responses »
May 102013
 
Protest against racism, call for clean and fair polls

Students from Monash University say NO to racism and call for clean and fair elections, reports Media Rakyat. In an unrelated development, some 200 students participated in a protest outside the SPR office.

An open letter by Rafizi Ramli

 Posted by Anil Netto on 3 May 2013  13 Responses »
May 032013
 

Rafizi Ramli shares with us his dream for a more inclusive Malaysia devoid of racial baggage.

The dawn of a new beginning

 Posted by Anil Netto on 3 May 2013  6 Responses »
May 032013
 

This is the third reflection piece by my good friend, who is feeling inspired.

Looking beyond Pope Francis’ groundbreaking gestures

 Posted by Anil Netto on 17 April 2013  3 Responses »
Apr 172013
 

An article I wrote for the Herald on 3 April 2013 about the implications of Pope Francis’ first few gestures as the new leader of the church.

Christians in Aberdeen share church with Muslims (Video)

 Posted by Anil Netto on 7 April 2013  4 Responses »
Apr 072013
 

How about this for bridge building among people of different faiths? One small community in Scotland is breaking down the barriers of prejudice.

Is it time for change in Malaysia? (Video)

 Posted by Anil Netto on 5 April 2013  19 Responses »
Apr 052013
 

The temperature seems to be hotting up as polling day draws closer. Check out this Aljazeera panel discussion on the coming general election.

Pope washes feet of prisoners, including Muslim woman (Video)

 Posted by Anil Netto on 29 March 2013  2 Responses »
Mar 292013
 

In a Holy Thursday service that highlights Jesus’ call to serve with humility, Pope Francis broke with Vatican tradition by washing the feet of juvenile offenders (including women, atheists and people of other faiths).

Angry group bangs glass doors of Penang government office (Videos)

 Posted by Anil Netto on 9 March 2013  39 Responses »
Mar 092013
 

A group of about hundred people marched to Komtar where some of them rattled, shook and kicked the glass doors of the Penang state government office, alarming security personnel and nearby shop-owners.

Meet Abdul Rahman Kasim, the man behind the Muslim-Christian ‘cake diplomacy’

 Posted by Anil Netto on 5 February 2013  17 Responses »
Feb 052013
 
Meet Abdul Rahman Kasim, the man behind the Muslim-Christian 'cake diplomacy'

Why should the likes of Ibrahim Ali, Hasan Ali and Harussani Zakaria hog the headlines? If you are tired of reading about their preposterous statements, meet bridge-builder Abdul Rahman Kasim, who has been working hard to improve Muslim-Christian ties in the country.

Photo story: How bridge-builders trumped would-be ‘Bible-burners’

 Posted by Anil Netto on 28 January 2013  10 Responses »
Jan 282013
 
Photo story: How bridge-builders trumped would-be 'Bible-burners'

Yesterday began with some trepidation but in the end bridge-builders trumped would-be ‘Bible-burners’ with a series of unexpected initiatives to seize the day. Here is the story in pictures.

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