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Friends in Conversation on “Palestine and Israel” Part I

Posted on 16 January, 200916 January, 2009 by Sivin Kit

I’m intrigued by the responses and reactions generated by one rare petition I forwarded out to all my email contacts, perhaps my load of recent links sparked by the Gaza crisis, and also my participation in COMPLETE. An interesting email came today which mentioned the few Christian voices in Malaysia who comes across as “against…

Tentative Program for ‘SAVE THE PALESTINIANS’ Campaign

Posted on 16 January, 2009 by Sivin Kit

I just got the the pretty much finalized program via email for Sunday’s event. COMPLETE COALITION OF MALAYSIAN NGOS AGAINST PERSECUTION OF PALESTINIANS ‘SAVE THE PALESTINIANS’ CAMPAIGN SUNDAY, 18TH JANUARY, 2009 PROGRAM 10.00 AM MY LIFE IN GAZA & MY LIFE AS A REFUGEE by Dr. Abdraheem and Dr. Maan Palestinians currently in Kuala Lumpur…

Stop the Clash of Civilizations

Posted on 16 January, 2009 by Sivin Kit

This video has been viewed more than 2.5 million times across nine different language versions, was voted YouTube’s Political Video of the Year for 2007. We can make the relevant adaptations in our own context here and now. We’re in 2009 and it’s still so relevant. Some of us might throw up our hands when…

COMPLETE Sunday January 18 Program

Posted on 16 January, 2009 by Sivin Kit

I still have not managed to sit down to share my experience in being part of the process which leads to the event on Sunday. There’s still so much to do especially for our “booth” on reflective, honest and yet hopeful Christian responses. Some of us will be there in the morning, while I hope…

C.O.M.P.L.E.T.E : Save the Palestinians

Posted on 14 January, 2009 by Sivin Kit

My fellow initiator of the Micah Mandate, Goh Keat Peng will be speaking on "A Christian Response to the Palestinian Tragedy" at this particular event this Sunday January 18 at Bangsar Sport’s Complex at 2pm. There will be other speakers lined up through the day like Dr. Chandra Muzaffar and Irene Fernandez. A small group…

Random Links 307 (“How can it end?” Edition)

Posted on 11 January, 200911 January, 2009 by Sivin Kit

Musalaha Update: Conflict in Gaza One rare evangelical Christian voice worth listening? I think so. . . . To both Israelis and Palestinians, the current conflict in Gaza has brought nothing but pain and suffering. It has also caused friction among some believers as they choose to pledge sole allegiance to their own people group….

CCM: Call for an Immediate Israeli-Palestinian Ceasefire

Posted on 8 January, 20098 January, 2009 by Sivin Kit

Dear friends In response to the escalating bloodshed in Gaza, the Council of Churches joins peace-loving governments and international ecumenical organizations in calling for an internationally-guaranteed ceasefire to protect civilians on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Churches will work with the World Council of Churches and the Middle East Council of Churches to…

Random Links 302 (First 2009 Edition)

Posted on 1 January, 20091 January, 2009 by Sivin Kit

Home Ministry bans Herald’s Malay supplement My comments to Anil clearly stated below marking a disappointing start for the year! This move by the Home Ministry on the Malay-Language section is disappointing. It’s like denying the National Language’s ownership to Christians especially in the light of many of our brothers and sisters who use it…