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Islamic women's rights group under fire for questioning Malaysian mode
Radio Australia 5 March 2010
The case of the part-time Malaysian model who hit the headlines when she was sentenced to be caned for drinking a beer. The sentence is yet to be carried out but Malaysian political and religious 
Whipping of three Muslim women
Aliran Monthly 25 February 2010
By Zaharom Nain
We should not let the powers-that-be divert us from the ongoing struggle and demands for reform and accountability in all areas of Malaysian politics and governance, argues Zaharom Nain. Three
Romantic dinner for five — polygamy on the rise in Malaysia
DAWN.com 12 February 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: Rohaya Mohamad, a 44-year-old Malaysian doctor, chats happily about her plans for the evening, a romantic dinner for five with her husband — and his three other wives. Rohaya and her
Govt panel rejects Muslim parliament
Manila Standard Today 1 February 2010
THE government has turned down the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s proposal for a parliamentary system for Muslim Mindanao because the Constitution allows only a presidential system of
Pig heads found at Malaysia mosques amid Allah row
Reuters India 27 January 2010
By Razak Ahmad
KUALA LUMPUR - Pig heads were found at two mosques on Wednesday near a neighbourhood hit by an ethnic clash nine years ago, Malaysian police said, following a series of recent arson and
Hundreds dressed down by sharia officers during raid on clothing
Jakarta Post 27 January 2010
Hundreds of residents considered to be wearing unacceptable clothing according to sharia regulations, were temporarily detained during an operation at the busy Mesra Darussalam traffic crossing in
Indonesian Muslims protest Egypt's Gaza wall
AFP 18 January 2010
JAKARTA — More than 200 Indonesian Muslims protested in Jakarta Sunday against an underground wall being built to block a network of tunnels crossing Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip. The
Norwegian Rewerend Expresses Solidarity After Recent Church Attacks
ScandAsia.com 14 January 2010
By Sarah Mia Haagerup
On the 13th of January the World Council of Churches (WCC) send a solidarity letter to the churches in Malaysia. In the letter the Norwegian general secretary of WCC Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit
Malaysian court rules the term Allah is not exclusive to Islam
Radio Australia 1 January 2010
The Malaysian High Court has ruled that Christians have a constitutional right to use the world Allah when referring to God. The decision overturns a government ban on non-Muslims using the
Malaysia Muslims sour over revamped pork soup
Philippine Star 22 December 2009
KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian government-backed campaign to popularize a well-known ethnic Chinese soup by making a version that avoids pork and fulfills Islamic dietary rules sparked criticism
Malaysian Muslim clerics want ban on black magic
Times LIVE 17 December 2009
Muslim scholars in Malaysia want laws to ban witchcraft in this Southeast Asian country to help stem a tide of robberies, the New Straits Times newspaper reports. Current Font Size: Witchcraft
Human Rights Situation in Arab World Getting Worse
AllGov 16 December 2009
Efforts to improve the human rights situation in Arab countries have amounted to little more than broken promises since Sept. 11, according to the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.
Al-Qaeda killing mostly Muslims: 85% of casualties non-Westerners, report says
National Post 15 December 2009
By Peter Goodspeed
Most victims of al-Qaeda terrorist attacks are Muslims living in Muslim countries, says a new report from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The study, by the academy's Combatting Terrorism
Arab countries fail on human rights—report
The INQUIRER 10 December 2009
By Samer al-Atrush
• Report Summary - EN
• Report Intro - EN
• Annual Report - Arabic
Human rights deteriorated across the Arab world in 2009 with torture widely practiced in several countries, an Arab watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday
CAIRO - The report by the independent Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies surveyed 12 countries and said that most of them repressed human rights activists, press freedoms, and discriminated against religious minorities. The state of human rights in the 12 countries—Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen—"has worsened compared to 2008," the report said.
Hindu woman fights claim that she converted to Islam
Malaysia Sun 25 November 2009
A Malaysian woman is fighting to establish that she is a Hindu, denying a claim by the government's social welfare department that she converted to Islam in 1983. Siti Hasnah Vangarama Abdullah,
36 Containers from Iran - Israel Stops German Ship Carrying Weapons for Hezbollah
Spiegel Online 5 November 2009
By Matthias Gebauer and Ulrike Putz
It was only weeks ago that a German ship was found carrying weapons intended for the Islamist militants of Hezbollah. Now, Israeli special forces have discovered another German-owned ship carrying 36
Malaysia rejects call to release 10,000 Bibles
Everyday Christian 5 November 2009
By JULIA ZAPPEI
The Malaysian government has refused to release 10,000 Bibles confiscated for using the word "Allah” to refer to God, a banned translation in Christian texts in this Muslim-majority country, an official said
Britain Looks Forward To Partner With Malaysia In Islamic Finance
Bernama 03 November 2009
By Prem Kumar
The British government is looking forward to partner with Malaysia in Islamic finance due to the country's success in the sector. British Minister of Trade, Investments and Small Business, Lord Mervyn Davies
Turkey`s Asya Bank seeks Malaysia`S cooperation for Islamic Finance
ANTARA 03 November 2009
One of Turkey's biggest financial institutions, the Asya Bank, has indicated an interest in forging cooperation with Islamic banks in Malaysia, namely Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) (KLSE:1155) and CIMB Bank.
Shariah Law Verdict Divides Malaysia
Spiegel Online 07 October 2009
Von Thilo Thielke
A young woman has been sentenced to six cane strokes in Malaysia for having a beer in a hotel, as she is Muslim and prohibited from drinking alcohol. The Shariah law verdict has split the country and caused
