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Youth Action on Climate Change

January 28, 2015 by admin

The International Workshop on Climate Change “Youth Action on Climate Change” is organized by World Youth Foundation in collaboration with Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia, Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Pembangunan Pertanian Melaka Sdn Bhd and various other agencies.

Defence of ‘Charlie Hebdo’ worries Asia’s moderate Muslims

January 22, 2015 by admin

Indonesian Muslims pray at the Al-Akbar National Mosque in Surabaya earlier this month

The West’s defense of Charlie Hebdo’s right to offend is testing the patience of Muslims even in moderate Indonesia and Malaysia, who fear it could fuel radical sentiment kindled by the Islamic State (IS) group.

Malaysia Church loses long battle to use ‘Allah’ in Catholic newspaper

January 22, 2015 by admin

The Catholic Church’s long battle to use the word “Allah” in the newsweekly Herald came to an end Wednesday after the dismissal of its review application.

US, UN warn Myanmar over growing religious tensions

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 by admin

Yangon (AFP) – A top American diplomat Friday decried growing religious intolerance in Myanmar and warned the use of faith for political ends was “playing with fire” in a crunch election year for the former junta-run country.

Hate, racism have no place in Buddhism

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 by admin

Hate, racism have no place in Buddhism

Credit a top US diplomat for raising the issue of fast-growing religious intolerance in our region. Tom Malinowski, an official of the human rights office of the US State Department, made his comments last week in Myanmar. It was the perfect spot. It also drew the expected reaction: nothing. His message that hate and calls for violence were surfacing among some mainstream Buddhists in Myanmar and in Sri Lanka was overdue and bears strong repetition and opposition.

Indonesia should allow interfaith marriage, say bishops

December 23, 2014 by admin

Indonesian bishops have told the country’s top court that they support interfaith marriage and that laws that may restrict mixed unions are discriminatory.

(Photo) Father Yohanes Purba Tamtomo, a representative of the Indonesia Bishops’ Conference, speaks about the Church’s position on interfaith marriage during a hearing at the Constitutional Court on Monday (Photo by Ryan Dagur)

Malaysia court sets next hearing date in Catholic paper’s ‘Allah’ case

December 23, 2014December 23, 2014 by admin

Malaysia’s Federal Court has fixed January 21 to hear the Roman Catholic Church’s review application following its failure to get leave to appeal the Home Minister’s ban on the use of the word “Allah” in its weekly publication, the Herald.

5th WORLD PEACE FORUM: Quest for Peace: Lessons of Conflict Resolution

October 28, 2014 by admin

World Peace Forum

The Indonesian Central Board of Muhammadiyah in cooperation with the Kuala Lumpur-based Cheng Ho Multi-Culture Education Trust, and Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilisations (CDCC) will organize the 5th World Peace Forum to be held on November 20 – 23, 2014, in Jakarta, Indonesia.