MCCBCHST (Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism & Taoism) notes with deep concern that the cowhead incident in Shah Alam is not an isolated case. Another recent example of this kind of insensitivity was when the Holy Eucharist was desecrated when certain persons went to a church, took the consecrated bread and spewed [...]
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MCCBCHST: THERE MUST BE ONE RULE FOR ALL MALAYSIANS
Published by September 7th, 2009 in Religion. 0 CommentsMutual respect and acceptance for all faiths
Published by September 4th, 2009 in Religion. 0 CommentsThe Malaysian Bar is disappointed with Minister of Home Affairs Y.B. Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein’s response to the demonstration outside the Selangor Secretariat building last Friday. By not denouncing the offensive actions of some of the demonstrators and instead accepting their weak explanation, he has trivialised the seriousness of the incident.
It is also [...]
MCCBCHST (Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism & Taoism) calls on all concerned to be calm and reasonable so that the authorities and the parties concerned will be able to find a peaceable agreement and understanding regarding the protest staged by some residents of Section 22 in Shah Alam, Selangor against the construction [...]
The Cow-Head Lesson for Merdeka: Deligitimize Violence and Hatred
Published by September 1st, 2009 in Religion. 0 CommentsWe, the undersigned civil society organizations are shocked, angered
and saddened by the “Cow-Head protest” in Shah Alam last Friday, 28
August 09, against a proposed Hindu temple in Section 23 of the city.
The carrying of the head of a freshly slaughtered cow, a sacred animal to
the Hindus, and the unveiled threat of blood shed on [...]
Public Forum: “How women can contribute to transformation of society and nation”
Published by June 23rd, 2009 in Announcement, Gender, Malaysian NGOs and Religion. 0 CommentsPresenters: YB Teresa Kok and Ms Judith Koh
It has been said that to transform a society you first have to transform its politics. In Malaysia where politics is very much male-dominated, can women transform politics?
Women’s potential in the area of practical politics to promote a transformatory agenda that moves toward a vision that advances a [...]
People Like Us: How Arrogance Divides People
Bangsar Lutheran Church
Published by May 30th, 2009
in Event and Religion.
0 Comments
A Conversation Contributing Towards A Better World For All
In his book, “People Like Us: How Arrogance Is Dividing Islam and the West”. Waleed Aly explores how “…our thoughtless and destructive tendency to assume that the world’s problems could be solved if only everyone became more like us. The result is deep mutual ignorance and animosity, [...]
Fatwa protestors outside KLCC (photos by Lainie Yeoh)
Published by November 26th, 2008 in Civil Liberties and Religion. 0 CommentsDOES Malaysia have serious morality and social problems? Definitely. To name a few: corruption, money politics, draconian laws like the Internal Security Act (ISA), abuse of power, violation of citizen’s rights, environmental problems, failure to reduce the high crime rate, rampant snatch theft, domestic violence, and failure to chase after errant fathers who do not [...]
Short Film Screening
Published by June 24th, 2008 in Foreign Perspective, Gender, Malaysian NGOs and Religion. 0 CommentsAn Afternoon with The Hijjabed
by Nadia Hamzah and Wan Muhammad Tamlikha
8 mins/2005
A mockumentary revolving around five different Malaysian women who vastly differ in character, but share one common trait, all of them don the ‘tudung’ Moslem veil. As they sit over tea one fine afternoon, they ponder upon thoughts and consequences of wearing the veil. [...]
ANGKATAN BELIA ISLAM MALAYSIA (ABIM) MEDIA STATEMENT
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Religion. 0 Comments4 May 2008
ANGKATAN BELIA ISLAM MALAYSIA (ABIM) MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:
1. The action by Y.B. Karpal Singh in filing a police report against the Regent of Kelantan, and
2. The calls made by MCA president, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, relating to some contentious religious and racial issues
The Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) [...]
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