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Sunday, 08 November 2009 |
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SHARING THE NATION By ZAINAH ANWAR The arrest of a progressive ulama has plunged many Malaysians into further despair that this country is hurtling towards an implosion but it may prove a blessing in disguise.
What else needs to happen before our political leaders on both sides of the divide find the will and courage to walk the talk of seeing a plural, diverse Malaysia as a source of strength and not a threat? |
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Two representatives of Sisters in Islam (SIS) gave their statements to Bukit Aman’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today on a police report lodged against SIS in Kuantan over the Kartika Sari Dewi Soekarno issue. |
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Sunday, 25 October 2009 |
Given broad, vague guidelines that keep changing, publishers and authors are hard- pressed to decipher what books get banned.
ON March 9, 2001, a day after the start of the Kampung Medan clashes in Kuala Lumpur, Suaram chairperson K. Arumugam was chased by 20 motorcyclists when he drove into the area.
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Saturday, 24 October 2009 |
The issue of banned books was the main topic of discussion at a recent festival to celebrate the love of reading and the right to access information among young Malaysians, writes SUZIEANA UDA NAGU
YOU might think that young Malaysians — who spend more hours on the Internet than have their noses in a book — could not care less about the more than 1,500 titles that have been banned in Malaysia since 1971. |
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Thursday, 29 October 2009 |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 – The Home Minister’s discretion to ban the book titled “Muslim Women and the Challenge of Islamic Extremism” is flawed and illegal, the High Court heard today. |
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Saturday, 03 October 2009 |
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Press Statement SIS Revision of Kartika’s Case Turned Down
by Registrar of the Kuantan Syariah Courts No one has a right to filter applications 3 October 2009 Sisters in Islam (SIS) is shocked that its application for Revision on Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno's case was turned down by the Assistant Registrar of the Kuantan Syariah High Court yesterday. |
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Saturday, 03 October 2009 |
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Kenyataan Akhbar Permohonan Semakan SIS terhadap Kes Kartika
Tidak Diterima oleh Pendaftar Mahkamah Syariah Kuantan Seseorang tidak mempunyai hak untuk menapis permohonan 3 October 2009 Sisters in Islam (SIS) mendapat satu kejutan apabila permohonan semakannya terhadap kes Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno ditolak oleh Pembantu Pendaftar Mahkamah Tinggi Syariah Kuantan semalam. |
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Thursday, 01 October 2009 |
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MEDIA STATEMENT Stop whipping. Stop the whipping of Kartika The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG), Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) and National Human Rights Society (HAKAM) are gravely concerned that the Pahang Syariah Court of Appeal had heard and decided the revision of Kartika Dewi Shukarno’s (Kartika) sentence of whipping without all the relevant stakeholders in attendance to present arguments, or the public being informed of the hearing. |
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