The issue of non-Muslims entering mosques has received wide media coverage when Serdang member of parliament, Teo Nie Ching visited Surau al_Huda in Kajang to deliver Ramadan’s aid in her constituency. Some view non-Muslims to be “un-clean” to enter such […]

1. We the undersigned NGOs condemn the desecration of the Surau in Taman Pulai Impian, Sikamat, Seremban, which reportedly happened in the wee hours of August 23 (Monday). 2. The perpetrator(s) has committed a heinous crime but in no way […]

Mungkin apa yang jelas di dalam minda setiap Muslim yang berfikir dan bersifat rasional adalah cabaran yang dihadapi umat Islam dewasa ini, bukanlah semata-mata dalam merumuskan kembali prinsip-prinsip demokrasi dalam ungkapan yang berbentuk Islami, tetapi juga cabaran dalam memperbaharui dan […]

What is perhaps clear to the perceptive minds of many rational thinking Muslims is that the challenge facing Muslims currently is not merely one of reformulating democratic principles in an Islamic idiom, but also of reforming and adapting Islam’s ethical […]

The mere mention of ‘Ramadhan’ and one almost immediately associates it with ‘ayam percik’, ‘murtabak’ and ‘bubur lambuk’. In a deeper sense, Ramadhan is the month of fasting, blessing and forgiveness. It is of great significance in Islam and is […]

Ahmad Farouk Musa || 20 July 2010   Developments in the Islamic world since the Iranian Revolution in 1979 have clearly demonstrated that the relationship between democratization and the Islamic resurgence is complex; and is a very important element in […]

“Mankind today is on the brink of a precipice, not because of the danger of complete annihilation which is hanging over its head – this being just a symptom and not a real disease – but because humanity is devoid […]

Memorandum by Malaysians Demanding Press Freedom 2010 3rd May 2010 The World’s Bottom 30% in Press Freedom Malaysia is not only trapped in the middle-income group, but also in the world’s bottom 30% of countries in respect of press freedom. […]

Diterjemahkan oleh Dr Ahmad Nabil Amir daripada “Feminism Through the Lens of the Islamists” | Abduh Study Group, Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF)   Diskusi pasca-modernisme tentang feminisme Islam adalah lapangan yang tidak lazim diterokai oleh kebanyakan tokoh Islamis. Dan sekiranya […]

We, the Islamic Renaissance Front would like to reiterate the fact that human dignity is a fundamental issue in Islam. The Qur’an reads: “Now, indeed, We have conferred dignity on the children of Adam” [17:70]. All the children of Adam, […]

Two years ago, Malaysians wrote history by weakening UMNO/Barisan Nasional’s electoral one-party state. For the first time since independence, the ruling coalition lost its two-third parliamentary majority and a total of five states were ruled by the opposition parties. As […]

We read the news about a police report being lodged against Sisters in Islam (SIS) by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) on the current controversy involving whipping of Muslim women under the Syari’ah laws with trepidation.We would like to […]

We the undersigned Malaysian civil society groups from different spiritual, cultural and ideological backgrounds condemn unconditionally in the strongest possible terms the arson against at least three churches following the controversy over the use of the word Allah.We express our […]

One hundred and twenty-one civil society movements today issued a joint statement condemning the arson attack on three churches in the Klang Valley yesterday. Out of the 121 signatories, some 20 were present at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur […]

We, the undersigned civil society organizations are shocked, angered and saddened by the “Cow-Head protest” in Shah Alam last Friday, 28 August 09, against a proposed Hindu temple in Section 23 of the city. The carrying of the head of […]