Posts Tagged ‘Muslim world’

OIC chief on meeting with Rohyinga cries

November 17, 2013

OIC chief on meeting with Rohyinga cries

November 17, 2013 PKT

 

YANGON: The secretary general of the worlds largest bloc of Islamic countries says meetings with members of Myanmars long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community — chased from their homes by machete-wielding Buddhist mobs — brought him to tears.

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Does the Quran or Muhammad promote violence?

April 20, 2013

Does the Quran or Muhammad promote violence?
By: Mohammad Omar Farooq IslamiCity* –

Toward Understanding Muhammad:
Some issues in peace and violence

In the aftermath of September 11 when President Bush visited the Islamic Center of Washington DC, both to reassure the Muslims in America and to create public awareness against prejudice, he remarked: “The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That’s not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace.” Of course, Bush is, first and foremost, a politician and therefore his remarks should be taken with a grain of salt – actually, a lot of salt.

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Why the descendents of migrants have no sympathy but showing hatred on the new migrants?

May 15, 2012

Why the descendents of migrants have no sympathy but showing hatred on the new migrants?

See recently, although all the Singaporean Chinese were the descendents of migrants, there are a lot of animosity even on their same race Chinese Migrants.

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INDONESIA cleaner/cook/contract worker Mismah got PR in less than six months

August 14, 2011

Source: Official News in Main Stream newspaper Star and TV3 Midnight news on 14.8.11 about 12.10 AM. INDONESIA-born Mismah came into the country legally in 1982 in search of a job. She soon applied for PR status, which was approved in the same year on July 17. So an Indonesian a cook and a cleaner could get PR in about SIX months……For us, although even Myanmar Muslims are treated differently. Actually ALL Foreigner Muslims SHOULD be treated equally in a Muslim country. One of my friend Masters & PhD from Malaysian Government University and stayed in Malaysia for 15 yrs went to Malaysian Immigration to just get the PR APPLICATION forms only. Malaysian Immigration even REFUSED TO give the application form claiming that 15 yr WORKING (with salary), Studying and doing research with the student pass made him not entitle or not eligible for PR. Even those married to Malaysians were allowed to apply after 5 yrs’ visa.

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Diversity is our great wealth

December 22, 2010
Marina Mahathir, daughter of Mahathir Mohamad

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Malaysian Muslims need to travel more, even within the Muslim world just to see its diversity. Muslims all over the world have just as many different cultures and traditions as they do similarities.
What does plurality mean? It just means that we are not homogenous, that we have many different streams among our people, whether it’s ethnic makeup, beliefs or opinions.Being plural is just a statement of fact, not a judgement call on which of these streams are better than the other.
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Prayers offerred ahead of Hajj pilgrimage

November 13, 2010
Supplicating Pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram. Mecca...

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Source_ NDTV : Prayers offerred ahead of Hajj pilgrimage

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