Tag: Freedom of Religion
Rohingya activist U Kyaw Hla Aung released
Less than two weeks after being convicted of rioting in a Sittwe court, Muslim community leader U Kyaw Hla Aung was released under a presidential amnesty on October 7.
By Bill O’Toole | Thursday, 09 October 2014
Less than two weeks after being convicted of rioting in a Sittwe court, Muslim...
Malnutrition among children in Myanmar reaching alarming levels
For decades now the Rohingya population of Myanmar have been forced to endure a fate they never chose for themselves.
Written by Marc Tarabella on 10 October 2014 in Opinion
For decades now the Rohingya population of Myanmar have been forced to endure a fate they never chose for themselves. A...
Myanmar Rohingya ‘tortured over alleged terror ties’
Dozens of men from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have been arrested and tortured because of alleged ties to a militant Islamic organization, according to a rights group.
Dozens of men from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have been arrested and tortured because of alleged ties to a militant Islamic...
Bad to ban me from Malaysia with radicalism brewing, says Indonesian Muslim scholar
Indonesian Muslim scholar Dr Ulil Abshar Abdalla said the Malaysian government has banned him from entering the nation at a time when the Muslim community needs more dialogue to stem radicalism in their midst.
BY LOOI SUE-CHERN Published: 12 October 2014
Indonesian Muslim scholar Dr Ulil Abshar Abdalla said the Malaysian...
Human rights groups criticize the plan of the Government of Myanmar on the Rohingya Muslims
Human rights groups denounced on Friday a plan by the Government of Myanmar could force thousands of Rohingya Muslim minority to stay in detention camps if they are ineligible for citizenship
Help Point – Human rights groups denounced on Friday a plan by the Government of Myanmar could force thousands...
Progressive religious forces can challenge human rights abusers: Marmur
The creation story in the Book of Genesis, which both Christians and Jews regard as part of Holy Writ and that will be read in synagogues next Saturday as the start of a new cycle of weekly readings from Scripture, points to the fundamental link between religion and human...
Why ban me now when you welcomed me before, asks Indonesian Muslim scholar
Banned Indonesian Muslim scholar Dr Ulil Abshar Abdalla revealed he attended a global Islamic conference in Malaysia and had even spoken here before – at a time when Malay Muslim conservatism was not as evident as it is today.
BY HASBULLAH AWANG CHIK
Published: 14 October 2014
Ulil said he was invited...
FPI rejects interfaith marriage at MK
Amid increasing calls to disband the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) for its record of violence, the hard-line Islamic group was permitted to present arguments during a hearing in the Marriage Law judicial review case at the Constitutional Court (MK) on Tuesday.
Ina Parlina, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines |...
Why does Myanmar keep persecuting the Rohingya Muslims?
The United Nations considers the Rohingya one of the most persecuted groups in the world
By The Times Editorial Board
October 14, 2014 | 4:54 PM
For years, the government of Myanmar has treated its Rohingya Muslim people as intruders — an impoverished minority among a Buddhist majority, considered illegal immigrants, restricted...
New terror laws could backfire, warns lawyer
New laws to combat terrorist threats are unnecessary and risk driving underground people with views that may not align with the government's, a senior lawyer warned
BY JOSEPH SIPALAN
October 22, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — New laws to combat terrorist threats are unnecessary and risk driving underground people with views...
