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Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Opposition, Faces Fresh Sodomy Charges

TIME | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Najib Razak, Gani Patail, Malaysia Islam, Malaysia Opposition, Nik Aziz Nik Mat, Malaysia, Saiful Bukhari Azlan, Anwar Ibrahim, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sodomy, Malaysia Muslims, Anwar Ibrahim Sodomy, World News

Today Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, a little more than a decade after he was arrested, beaten and jailed on sodomy charges, walked into a...

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Malaysia Arrests 10 In Connection With US 'Underwear Bomber' Abdulmutallab

AP | JULIA ZAPPEI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Arrests, Yemen, Underwear Bomber, Jordan, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Terrorism, Al-Qaida, Detroit, Terror Arrests, Nigeria, Malaysia, Syria, Abdulmutallab, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia is holding 10 terror suspects with alleged ties to a Nigerian suspected in last month's attempted bombing of a...

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Let God be God!

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Interfaith, Malaysia, Islam, God, Christian, Muslim, Interfaith Relationships, Allah, World News

Malaysia's ban on the use of the word Allah by non-Muslims points to a belief that the Christian God is different from the Muslim God.

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Did Sarah Palin Ever Play Scrabble?

The Atlantic | Andrew Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Bestsellers, Sarah Palin Book, Scrabble, Going Rogue, Sarah Palin, Malaysia, Scrabble Championships, Books News

Amy Hertz from Huffington Post: We found this little tidbit of Scrabble gossip from Sarah Palin's memoir with a query about whether or not she played ...

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NORAD tracks Santa's sleigh from Colorado Springs

Vail Daily. | Vail Daily | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Colorado Springs-Colorado, Malaysia, Home News

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Christmas is closer than you think. Santa Claus is already in Malaysia and is headed west for a late-night arrival ...

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Reflecting on Pres. Obama's maiden voyage to the East

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Shanghai-China, China, Pakistan, Syria, Morocco, Malaysia, Home News

Obama t-shirt at Shanghai bazaar. Photo: Flickr user Shazari Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to Malaysia, Syria...

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Malaysia's Government Goes Islamic: Commentary

RealClearWorld | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Islamophobia, Islam, Malaysia Islam, Islamic Radicalism, Malaysia, Malaysia Muslims, Asia, World News

In Malaysia's current political climate, it is no longer possible to distinguish Islamic radicals from Islamic moderates. Despite official boasting ab...

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United States at a crossroads with Afghanistan plan

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: New York-New York, Cuba, Columbia, China, Morocco, Malaysia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Home News

An Afghan villager in late 2008. Photo: Flickr user RugNug S. Azmat Hassan is a career diplomat and former ambassador of Pakistan, where his ...

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3 Malaysian Churches Attacked In 'Allah' Dispute

AP | VIJAY JOSHI | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Malaysia Islam, Islam, Christians Malaysia, Malaysia, Churches, Malaysia Muslims, Church Attack, Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia, Allah, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Religious tensions in Muslim-majority Malaysia turned violent Friday with firebomb attacks on three churches following ...

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Shell Wins Rights To Iraq's Giant Manjoon Oil Fields

AP | SINAN SALAHEDDIN and TAREK EL-TABLAWY | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Total Sa, Petronas, Oil Fields, Manjoon Oil, Opec, Iraq War, National Petroleum Corp. Crude, Oil Auction, Iraq Oil, Malaysia, Manjoon, Shell Oil, Iraq, Shell, World News

BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials cheered and clapped as the first oil field up for bid went to a major international consortium at the opening of the c...

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Using human development as antidote to Islamic terrorism

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Morocco, Malaysia, Home News

Alleged Christmas Day bomber when he was in Yemen. Photo: Al Jazeera Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to Malaysi...

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New Hope For World's Biggest And Weirdest Flower

The Independent | Relax News | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Southeast Asia, Flowers, Conservation, Malaysia, Sustainability, World's Biggest Flower, Ecotourism, Rafflesia, Green News

Deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia blooms the world's biggest flower -- a massive fleshy orb designed by nature to attract insects by mimicking the...

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Afghanistan troop surge enlarges U.S. military footprint

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Kandahar-Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Morocco, Malaysia, Pakistan, Syria, Vietnam, Home News

A U.S. soldier in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo: Flickr user USArmy Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to Malaysia,...

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Beyoncé's Jelly Deemed Immoral

Advocate. | Advocate | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Malaysia, Home News

Beyoncé Knowles has postponed an upcoming concert in Malaysia after Islamic conservatives deemed her tour detrimental to the cultivation of morals in...

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A God By Any Other Name: Semantics in Malaysia

Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Malaysian, Malay, Christians Malaysia, God, Dieu, Captain Kirk, Malaysia, Atheists, Catholic, Star Trek, Dios, Muslim, Allah, World News

Christian Malaysians have the right to use "Allah" to describe their Christian God, because "Allah" simply means "God." In fact, Arab Christians have called their God "Allah" for centuries.

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Controversy flares over use of the word "Allah" in Malaysia

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia, Malaysia, Home News

Church of the Holy Rosary in Kuala Lumpur photo: flickr user bernardoh Gizem Yarbil, a producer at Worldfocus, writes about the controversy o...

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Malaysia Appeals 'Allah' For Christians Ruling

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Malaysia Islam, Islam, Malay, Christians Malaysia, Malaysia, Malaysia Muslims, Allah, Malay Bible, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia's government filed an appeal Monday to fight a court ruling that allowed non-Muslims to use the word "Allah" t...

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Two Faraway Thanksgivings, And What I Learned

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Caribbean, World, Malaysia, Thanksgiving, St. Thomas, Travel, Living, Growth, Cameron Highlands, World News

Right now, when the economy has rocked me, and I am adapting to a new lifestyle, I find it especially interesting to look back to two unusual Thanksgivings from the last decade.

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NORAD Tracks Santa's Sleigh

CBS4Denver | CBS 4 Denver | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Malaysia, Home News

Christmas is closer than you think. Santa Claus is already in Malaysia and is headed west for a late-night arrival in the United States. The No...

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Mourning the loss of life at one of the world's largest bases

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Morocco, Malaysia, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Home News

President Obama at the Ft. Hood memorial service. Photo: Flickr user USarmy Ambassador S. Azmat Hassan is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to ...

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Liew Siaw Hsia Gives Birth On Board Plane Over Malaysia, Will Get Free Flights For Life

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Airasia, Malaysia, Liew Siaw Hsia Plane, Travel, Malaysia Plane Birth, Woman Gives Birth on Plane, Liew Siaw Hsia, Birth on Plane, World News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian woman who gave premature birth to a boy on board an airplane minutes before it landed will get free flights...

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A Happiness Lesson from Actors: Find the "Yes."

The Happiness Project | The Happiness Project | Posted 11.17.2011 | Home

Read More: Toronto-Canada, Canada, Oklahoma City-Oklahoma, Atlanta, Williamsburg, Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia, Malaysia, West Midlands, United Kingdom, Home News

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit...

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Malaysian Polygamy Club Draws Criticism

nytimes.com | LIZ GOOCH | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Ikhwan Polygamy Club, Malaysia Islam, Malaysia Polygamy, Malaysia, Polygamy, Malaysia Muslims, Polygamists, Ikhwan, World News

KUALA LUMPUR - Rohaya Mohamad, 44, is an articulate, bespectacled medical doctor who studied at a university in Wales. Juhaidah Yusof, 41, is a shy Is...

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