IRF in the News
“The Islamic Jesus: The Commonalities Between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam” – based on the book The Islamic Jesus : How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims by Mustafa Akyol
Date: Friday, 17th December 2021 Time: 9 PM MYT || 8 AM EST || 1 PM CET Speaker: Mustafa Akyol, Writer & Journalist, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity Moderator: Osman Softić, Senior Research […]
WEBINAR: Book dissection on “Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison” with Ahmet T. Kuru
Date: Wednesday, 22nd September 2021 Time: 11 AM MYT || 8 PM PDT (21st September) || 12 PM JST Speaker: Dr Ahmet T. Kuru, Porteous Professor of Political Science, San Diego State University, & FORIS scholar at Religious Freedom Institute […]
Islamic think-tank a liberal anomaly
Malaysian group’s stance provides rare challenge to govt’s conservative position By Teo Cheng Wee, Regional correspondent KUALA LUMPUR – Among Muslim groups in Malaysia, the Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) stands out as something of an anomaly. In the three years […]
UMNO’s ‘Islamic’ sentiments no different from Zionist ideology, says group
Nov 8: The current smear campaign against PKR vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar is steeped in ethnic sentiments and no different from the Zionist ideology which confuses race and religion, according to a Muslim organisation. In a statement to Harakahdaily condemning the […]
Better a just non-Muslim than a ‘Muslim’ tyrant, says group
Aug 10: Muslim youth group Islamic Renaissance Front has slammed the UMNO media’s adaptation of a so-called ‘fatwa’ which claims that it is haram (forbidden) for Muslims to vote for DAP. IRF said such a view was contrary to the spirit of […]
In Malaysia, ruling party uses Islamic values to bolster support
The emphasis on Islamic values is aimed at solidifying support among the Muslim Malay majority. But critics say the move alienates other ethnic groups. July 13, 2012|By Ivy Sam and Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — First […]
End the ISA as promised
End the ISA as promised The Islamic Renaissance Front finds it utterly deplorable that the home minister said he would only offer an explanation for withholding the release of the remaining ISA detainees next week. He said this on the […]
ISA Hunger Strike: Mute Islamic, Liberal Groups Condemned
Jul 3: An Islamic group has condemned local non-governmental groups and think tanks at both ends of the spectrum for their indifference and silence over the plight of hunger striking detainees under the Internal Security Act. In a statement to Harakahdaily, […]
‘Bureaucrats doing disservice to Islam through book banning, sectarianism’
Jun 27: A recent spate of book banning by Malaysia’s religious bureaucrats on the pretext of defending the sanctity of Islam has been challenged by a Muslim non-governmental organisation, decrying such an act as un-Islamic and against the Muslim tradition […]
Putting homosexuality in the right perspective
KUALA LUMPUR: Some of the most emotional and divisive issues in our society, specifically issues concerning gay rights, revolve around two central and critical questions: should homosexual activity be legalised or branded immoral and illegal? In an effort to bring […]
