04.24.08

‘Allah’ vs. God

Posted in Islam, News, Social-Cultural Analysis at 10:43 am by Kam Weng

I just received a news update on the court case regarding the prohibition of the use of ‘Allah’ in non-Muslim media:
The Minister for Internal Security issued a Publication Permit dated 12th February 2008 (for the period 1st January 2008 until 31st December 2008) to the Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, the Publisher of [...]

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04.22.08

Server is Up and Running Again: Good Feeling.

Posted in Announcements at 1:16 pm by Kam Weng

It is good feeling no doubt to have the server up and running. Unfortunately I won’t be able to give new postings for the next 3 weeks. I am at the moment too busy preparing for a Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Rome. I also have to prepare a few sermons as a church camp speaker.
Hopefully good [...]

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04.01.08

Announcement: Kairos Research Centre Looking for Research Writer

Posted in Announcements at 10:12 pm by Kam Weng

 
POSITION VACANT:

RESEARCH WRITER FOR KAIROS RESEARCH CENTRE

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Social Contract and the Special Position of the Malays: Some Observations on the Historical Context

Posted in History, Social-Cultural Analysis at 2:15 pm by Kam Weng

SOCIAL CONTRACT AND THE SPECIAL POSITION OF THE MALAYS
Some observations on the Historical Context
Excerpt
Malay ethnic nationalists (UMNO politicians in particular) in the past usually avoided making reference to the Social Contract. But recently, these UMNO politicians seem to have overcome their reservations and are urging Malaysians to respect the Social Contract. What is the [...]

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