Press Statements
Lessons from the On-going Demonization of DAP
“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” [Malcolm […]
Beyond the verdict: It is Time for True Electoral Reforms
BERSIH 2.0 welcomes the decision of High Court (Appellate and Special Powers Division) judge Rohana Yusof this morning to quash the earlier order by the Home Minister who declared BERSIH 2.0 as an illegal organization on 1 July 2011. The […]
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 […]
Agree to Disagree: Book Banning Frenzy Must End
Joint Statement: Agree to disagree — Book banning frenzy must end We the undersigned are alarmed at the increasing rate of hostilities leveled against certain publications, leading to either their outright banning and seizures, or even in some cases, hostility […]
Kedah’s new fatwa ruling anti-democratic
The Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) reads reports of Kedah’s new fatwa ruling with alarm. According to The Star, the ruling enacted by the Kedah State Assembly on Tuesday will ensure that a fatwa decided by the mufti and fatwa committee […]
Keadilan untuk Hamza Kashgari: Hari yang Menyedihkan bagi Rakyat Malaysia dan Umat Muslim
Islamic Renaissance Front mengecam keras pengusiran Hamza Kashgari atas tuduhan twitnya yang berunsur ofensif. Disebabkan tindakan pengecut dan tak bertanggungjawab kerajaan Malaysia yang merelakan pengusiran tersebut, Kashragi kini berhadapan dengan kemungkinan dijatuhkan hukuman mati di negara asalnya Arab Saudi […]
A sad day to be Malaysians and Muslims
The Islamic Renaissance Front strongly condemns the deportation of Hamza Kashgari over his allegedly offensive tweets. Due to the irresponsible and cowardly actions of the Malaysian government in enabling the deportation, Mr Kashgari now faces the possibility of the death […]
Jangan Politikkan Keadilan dan Moraliti
Kami di Islamic Renaissance Front terkesan dengan meningkatnya salah tafsiran terhadap ulasan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mengenai undang-undang seks di Malaysia. Ia merupakan refleksi terhadap suatu eksploitasi yang mudah terhadap isu kontroversil kerana bermatlamatkan politik semata. Titik tolaknya kekal […]
What is education about?
JAN 2 – Education is fundamentally about the discovery of truth. To say that the truth is to be discovered is to say that it is to be disclosed upon a process of meaningful and critical reflection. That process will […]
Quo Vadis HIMPUN? (Bahasa Melayu)
Pada 22 Oktober 2011, ratusan orang ahli daripada lebih dua belas NGO dijangka berhimpun di Shah Alam untuk menghadiri Himpunan Sejuta Umat (selanjutnya disebut HIMPUN). Perhimpunan ini tampaknya bercorak defensif: Ia berhasrat mempertahankan aqidah(keyakinan) umat Islam di Malaysia daripada ancaman gejala murtad yang […]
