Muslim NGOs for punishing those questioning Malaysian model's caningOctober 3rd, 2009 KUANTAN - Fourteen Muslim non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malaysia's Kuantan state have urged the authorities to act against people who are questioning the caning sentence of part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno. They have also lodged a police report against NGOs that have asked the government to intervene to rescind the sentence, including Sisters in Islam (SIS) and Joint Action Group Against Violence Against Women (JAG), reports the New Strait Times.
Indian among 23 killed in Nepal church collapseSeptember 29th, 2009 KATHMANDU - A get-together during the festive season in Nepal turned to stark tragedy early Wednesday when 23 Christians, including an Indian, were crushed to death in a church instituted by an Indian convert in eastern Nepal. Most of the victims were women who died when a three-storey bamboo structure, built to accommodate Protestant Christians of the El Shaddai sect in Dharan town in eastern Nepal's Sunsari district, gave way around 12.30 a.m.
16 students suspended for ragging in Madhya PradeshAugust 23rd, 2009 BHOPAL - Sixteen students of Dr. Harisingh Gour University in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar town have been suspended for 15 days after being accused of ragging their juniors, an official said Sunday.
Malaysia court orders Muslim woman to be flogged with a cane for drinking beerJuly 21st, 2009 Muslim woman to be flogged in Malaysia over beerKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — An Islamic court in Malaysia has sentenced a Muslim woman to be flogged with a rattan cane for having a beer in a nightclub, a court official said Tuesday. It is rare for a woman in Malaysia to be sentenced to caning — a punishment usually reserved for men in various crimes ranging from rape to bribery.
Malaysian police arrest 9 Christians accused of trying to convert Muslim studentsJuly 15th, 2009 Malaysia arrests 9 Christians on conversion claimKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police have arrested nine Christians accused of trying to convert Muslim university students — a serious crime punishable by prison in this Muslim-majority country, a lawyer said Wednesday. The suspects have denied the allegation, which could aggravate complaints by religious minorities that authorities are increasingly ignoring their rights in favor of Islam.
Malaysian police free 9 Christians mistakenly accused of trying to convert Muslim studentsJuly 15th, 2009 Malaysia frees 9 Christians in conversion mix-upKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police Wednesday freed nine Christians who were arrested and held overnight after a university official mistakenly accused them of trying to convert Muslim students. The nine were released without charge, but their arrests could deepen frustrations among religious minorities who feel authorities in this Muslim-majority nation increasingly ignore their rights in favor of Islam.
Malaysian police probe Muslim reporters who stirred Christian anger by attending MassJuly 14th, 2009 2 Malaysian Muslims stir anger with church articleKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities are investigating two Muslims who sparked complaints after they pretended to be Christians and took communion at a church service to research a magazine article, officials said Tuesday. The investigation poses a fresh challenge for the government in its efforts to reduce religious friction in this ethnic Malay Muslim-majority country, where religious minorities have complained that their rights are being sidelined in favor of Islam.
Sikh family loses court battle against conversion of dead man in Muslim-majority MalaysiaJuly 6th, 2009 Malaysia Sikhs lose fight against man's conversionKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Sikh family lost a court battle Monday in Muslim-majority Malaysia for the right to cremate one of their relatives after officials said the man had converted to Islam years before his death. The case threatens to revive complaints among non-Muslims that their religious rights are being sidelined — a grievance that has sparked interfaith tensions and severely eroded minority support for the government.
Study in India, Malaysian minister tells studentsJune 21st, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian students looking to study abroad have been urged by a minister to consider India as an option. Malaysia's Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department S.K.
Islam cannot be forced on a minor: Malaysian Islamic expertJune 12th, 2009 IPOH - A Malaysian expert of Islamic studies has said Islam should not be forced upon a child or a minor because a call to Islam is a conscious submission. Addressing a discussion titled, "Crisis in Religious Thinking", Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (Ikim) director-general Dr Syed Ali Tawfik Al-Attas said the ability to think is a major factor for a non-Muslim to decide whether to become a Muslim.
Malaysia Muslim convert offers olive branch to Hindu wife who fled overseas with 2 sonsApril 28th, 2009 Malaysia Muslim convert seeks sons of Hindu wifePUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — A Malaysian convert to Islam urged his estranged Hindu wife who fled abroad with their sons to return Tuesday amid government efforts to end legal spats over religious conversions of children. The case is one of the most dramatic in a string of disputes in which people who embraced Islam also changed their young children's religion despite protests from their non-Muslim spouses.
Lebanese parliament based on sectarian distribution of powerApril 24th, 2009 Lebanese parliament based on sectarian splitA new parliament to be elected in Lebanon on Sunday will be apportioned among Christian and Muslim sects under a power-sharing formula that also divvies up Lebanon's main leadership positions by religion. Under the 1989 agreement to end a 15-year civil war, the 128-seat parliament is divided equally between Christians and Muslims, and subdivided among the largest of the country's recognized 18 religious sects.
Malaysia bars religious conversion of children without both parents' consent to ease conflictsApril 23rd, 2009 Malaysia bars conversion of children by one parentKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia has banned the religious conversion of children without both parents' consent, news reports said Thursday, in a major step to ease interfaith conflicts that have strained race relations in this Muslim-majority country. The announcement by new Prime Minister Najib Razak's administration follows a string of high-profile legal spats in which people who embraced Islam also changed their young children's religion despite protests from their estranged non-Muslim spouses.
Malaysian journal gets permission to use the word `Allah'February 27th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Catholic Herald magazine of Malaysia has got permission to use the word 'Allah' on its masthead, provided it clearly states that the magazine is 'For Christians only'. Herald editor Father Lawrence Andrew said this was stated in the recently gazetted Internal Security Act signed by the Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar Feb 16.
Christians assaulted on Assam island, say church officialsFebruary 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of people, allegedly Hindu activists, attacked a party of Christians including priests and nuns on Majuli island in Jorhat district in Assam Jan 24, church officials Monday said. Demanding strong action against the attackers, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) said: 'They (the attackers) were from a radical Hindu group, led by a seer.'
'We are concerned about the development in the area.
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