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Multiculturalism, Human Rights And The West

: The laws of the Torah, which became known to the world as Moses' Ten Commandments, founded the West's moral and ethical precepts on which its laws and judicial concepts such as justice and mercy are based
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A Visit To Places Of Worship May Not Be A Simple Act In Malaysia

It’s about time Terengganu Mufti Mohamad Sabri Haron cleared the air following the anxiety that has prevailed among non-Muslims over his reported statement a few days earlier that gave the impression that Muslims could visit houses of worship of other religions with the primary purpose of proselytisation
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Have Faith In Fostering Malaysian Unity

In diverse Malaysia, it appears that a red line is likely to be crossed these days, particularly in the areas of religion and race
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Islamic Reformation Wave That Took Malaysia Off Track

The recitation of the Qunut Nazilah in the Dewan Rakyat by members of opposition parties PAS and Bersatu in July marked a serious and terrible deformation of the Malaysia we began with in 1963
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How To Get The Hostages Released: The Cure For Biden's Disastrous Qatar Policy

NEW YORK, US: Despite the presumed murder of more than 31 of the roughly 134 hostages remaining in Hamas captivity and the continued refusal of Hamas to free any more, the Biden administration nevertheless continues, embarrassingly, to thank the Islamist, terror-sponsoring Gulf state of Qatar for its "efforts" since October 7.
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When Politicians Want To Go To Heaven

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: It was reported that UMNO’s sole assemblyman in Kelantan, Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim, voted along with the rest of the state legislature to support a motion to re-enact provisions of the Shariah criminal code that the Federal Court recently declared unconstitutional. In explaining the assembly’s puerile act of defiance of the highest court in the land, Syahbuddin said, “We want to go to heaven”. 
 
 
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Why Pakistan’s Electoral System Fails To Empower Minorities

HONG KONG, SAR: The unprecedented hobnobbing of some top Christian leaders with major political parties ahead of the Feb. 8 general election triggered more scorn from the minority community than praise.
 
 
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Why Are Islamists Claiming Non-Muslim Land?

NEW YORK, US: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan keeps increasingly referring to places outside Turkey as "our lands." In his statement following the presidential cabinet meeting on November 20, Erdogan said:
 
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Hoping PAS Will Moderate Its Behaviour Is Just Wishful Thinking

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: In a recent interview, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he would not reject the possibility of PAS joining the unity government subject to PAS accepting several core policies and respecting that Malaysia is a multiracial and multireligious nation. This comes after he had spoken earlier about his hopes for “rekindling” a relationship with PAS president Hadi Awang.
 
 
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Bangladesh Promises Minority Panel Ahead Of National Poll


HONG KONG, China: The Bangladesh government has agreed to establish a commission to protect the interests of its religious minorities -- Buddhists, Christians and Hindus -- two days after the country's largest forum of religious minorities launched a hunger strike.
 
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Protect Malaysia To Protect Sabah, Sarawak


KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia:Former ambassador and insightful political commentator Datuk Dennis Ignatius is correct in saying that Sabah and Sarawak “have tended to take a more detached view of the culture wars raging in Semenanjung”.

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Non-Practising Muslim Malays



BANGKOK, Thailand: An unknown, but not an inconsequential number of Malays don’t actively practice Islam, but see themselves as Muslims. These nominal Muslims only forcibly follow Islamic rituals in public, or disappear from public areas during weekly events like Friday prayers. They don’t fast during Ramadan, can’t read the Quran, and may not know the ritual of prayer.
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