I was told the real meaning of Christmas when I was four years old at a Catholic kindergarten owned by Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. As for recent Christmas in Malaysia, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/ituna…

Middle East Forum (http://www.meforum.org) Why the U.S. Failed in Iraq: Baghdad at the Crossroads by Steve Dobransky Middle East Quarterly Winter 2014 In a quiet and sparsely attended ceremony, the U.S. flag was lowered at Baghdad Internat…

WorldWide Religious News（http://wwrn.org）At ground zero of Arab-Israeli conflict, calls mount to end ban on Jewish worship by Daniel Estrin (AP, December 17, 2013)Jerusalem ― For decades, the religious Jews who bucked a rabbinic ban and …

Please bear in mind that Malaysia has never been a religious-fascist state at all historically. There are indeed ambiguity and confusion, but the country is very loosely integrated in each ethnic and religious communities. Datuk Zaid Ibrah…

As for Prof. Barry Rubin, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20120601)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130418)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130422)(http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130505)(htt…

As a non-Catholic researcher, I have had the opportunity to see this retired KL Catholic Archbishop at least three times since the year 2000. I received a pastoral letter from him after returning to Japan. I met him in his office on 20 Dec…

Patheos (http://www.patheos.com) The Curse of the (Social) Creed, 6 March 2013 by Dr. Robert Hunt We have turned humanity into an object of Christian faith, and social behaviors into essential Christian practices. A couple of decades ago I…

As for Dr. Martin Kramer, please refer to my previous postings (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/archive?word=%22Martin+Kramer%22). (Lily)（http://www.martinkramer.org） U.S. strategy in the Middle East (unclassified) by Dr. Martin Kramer …

Algemeiner (http://www.algemeiner.com) Stephen Walt and the Phantom Iran Nuclear Deal, 9 December 2013 When it comes to the most asinine response to the purported deal between the world’s main powers and Iran over the latter’s nuclear prog…

WorldWide Religious News（http://wwrn.org） European conundrum: Integration of Muslims or securitisation of Islam? ("World Review," December 2, 2013) Across Europe, the general feeling is that integration of Muslim immigrants has failed an…

Algemeiner(http://www.algemeiner.com) Analysis: Israel’s Economic Dominance of the Middle East; Foreign Currency Reserves Dwarf Neighbors , 8 December 2013The Bank of Israel said on Friday that foreign currency reserves hit a record $80.59…

Israel National News (http://www.israelnationalnews.com) Op-Ed: Mandela Was an Enemy of Israel, 6 December 2013Mandela was an enabler of anti-Semitic terrorism.In 1990, Mandela likened Israel to a “terrorist state” and declared that “we do…

Regarding ‘Malaysia's international image as a standard-bearer of "moderate" Islam’ in the last sentence of this article, I would beg to differ. Malaysia has been simply a happy-go-lucky, nonchalant, and racially mosaic country in nature. …

Please refer to my previous posting (http://d.hatena.ne.jp/itunalily2/20130921). (Lily)Algemeiner（http://www.algemeiner.com） ‘The Christian Century’ Must Remove Anti-Semite from Masthead, 9 July 2013 It is time for The Christian Century,…

New English Review (http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/142208/sec_id/142208) The Mythistory of the Crusades by Ibn Warraq October 2013 A new generation of Western scholars of the Middle Ages have been trying to put right the …

Christian missionary activities and the Muslim database on converts? (Lily)Malaysian Insider (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com) Online database on Muslim converts soon, 2 December 2013 by BernamaThe Malaysian Islamic Development Departme…

Iran Intelligence (http://www.iranintelligence.com/iranwords.html) Threat Against Israel "The Muslim world will not forget its historic right and will resist tyranny and occupation ... the Zionist regime is a wound that has set on the body…

This topic of the term issue has a long, complicated history. The article below was written more than 10 years ago. (Lily)Middle East Forum (http://www.meforum.org/541/coming-to-terms-fundamentalists-or-islamists#_ftnref1)Coming to Terms: …

It is obvious that the current United Nations do not work the important issues properly. (Lily) Liberty Sentinel（http://libertysentinel.wordpress.com） UN Expert Urges Malaysia to Reverse Decision that Restricts Use of ‘Allah’ to Muslims …