Tag: Freedom of Religion
Lutherans see Malaysia ‘Allah’ ban for Christians violating religious freedom
The Lutheran World Federation has expressed deep concern over a Court of Appeal ruling in Malaysia, forbidding a Roman Catholic publication from using the Malay-language word "Allah" for God.
In a November 5 letter to LWF church leaders in Malaysia, the president of the Lutheran federation, Bishop Munib A. Younan,...
Myanmar: OIC Chief Visits Rohingya Camps: ‘I Was Crying’
RANGOON — The secretary general of the world’s largest bloc of Islamic countries said emotional visits with members of the long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community — chased from their homes in Burma by Buddhist mobs and arsonists — brought him to tears.
“I’ve never had such a feeling,” Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said...
Myanmar nationals protest against visit by Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
YANGON - Over 1,000 people, including Buddhist monks, on November 15, took to the streets of Yangon for the second time this week to protest against a visit by delegations from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The protestors marched from the bronze-cast Buddha image in Bahan Township at 2pm...
KSA calls for end to oppression on Muslims in Myanmar
RIYADH – The Council of Ministers on Monday made a fervent appeal to the international community to take urgent steps to end injustice and protect human rights of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar.
The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense,...
Malaysia: Tolerance is just not the right word
THE International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) recently held a national conference on “Human Rights in Islam: Issues and Challenges”. Parallel sessions of papers presented covered a variety of issues pertaining to human rights that are compatible with as well as antithetical to Islam.
This shows that human rights doctrines are...
UN tells Myanmar to quell Buddhist attacks on Rohingya Muslims
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - The United Nations General Assembly's human rights committee passed a resolution urging Myanmar to give the stateless Rohingya minority equal access to citizenship and to crack down on Buddhist violence against them and other Muslims in the southeast Asian country.
The resolution, passed by consensus Tuesday,...
Islam permits freedom of speech
PETALING JAYA: Islam supports freedom of speech and a nation which permits this basic principle of human rights will also help the growth of Islam, said independent Islamic teacher Ustaz Wan Ji Wan Hussein.
Citing examples from western countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, Wan Ji said countries...
UN Asks Myanmar to Refund Citizenship Rights of Muslims
(GENEVA) - Third Committee of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, which is responsible for social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues, asked Myanmar to refund citizenship rights of the Muslim minority.
The third Committee consensually approved a draft resolution concerning human rights violation in Myanmar. The Myanmar government was...
Myanmar gov’t: UN can’t force Rohingya citizenship
A Myanmar government spokesman says the country will not be pressured by a U.N. resolution calling on it to grant citizenship to members of the Muslim ethnic minority that identify themselves as Rohingya.
Presidential spokesman Ye Htut insisted on his Facebook page Thursday that the government does not recognize Rohingya...
UN rights experts urge Malaysia to reverse decision to restrict use of ‘Allah’ to Muslims
Several independent United Nations human rights experts today urged the Malaysian Government to reverse its decision to ban a Catholic publication from using the word ‘Allah’ to refer to God, warning that the case may have far-reaching implications for religious minorities in the country.
“Freedom of religion or belief is...
