Comments for The Chronikler http://chronikler.com Byte-sized muse and views Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:03:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on For Allah’s sake! by KhaledDiab http://chronikler.com/reflections/belief/for-allahs-sake/comment-page-1/#comment-198 KhaledDiab Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:03:19 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1463#comment-198 Salil, thanks for the clarification. However, the existence of the Malay word Tuhan does not nullify the broader meaning of the word Allah, and so Christians should have as much right to use it as Muslims. Besides, the word Lord is translatedas Tuhan in Malaysian Bibles, while God is rendered Allah(which makes sense as the ancient Hebrew and Arabic words for god derive from the same Semitic root). Salil, thanks for the clarification. However, the existence of the Malay word Tuhan does not nullify the broader meaning of the word Allah, and so Christians should have as much right to use it as Muslims. Besides, the word Lord is translatedas Tuhan in Malaysian Bibles, while God is rendered Allah(which makes sense as the ancient Hebrew and Arabic words for god derive from the same Semitic root).

]]> Comment on Making globalisation pay by Khaled Diab and his wise words « My Blog http://chronikler.com/reflections/economics/global-minimum-wage/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Khaled Diab and his wise words « My Blog Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:39:38 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1424#comment-197 [...] then on a global minimum wage: With their massive revenue streams and the mobility to shift their assets rapidly, countless [...] [...] then on a global minimum wage: With their massive revenue streams and the mobility to shift their assets rapidly, countless [...]

]]> Comment on For Allah’s sake! by Salil SARKAR http://chronikler.com/reflections/belief/for-allahs-sake/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Salil SARKAR Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:03:52 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1463#comment-196 See, the Malayan word for god is Tuhan. Allah is a muslim term that comes from Arabic. In Arabic spoken by jews, christians and muslims, god is allah. In hinduism, god is bhagwan, in spanish it's dios, in french dieu and in german it's gott. The christian god is linked to concepts of trinity etc. The muslim god is not. Thus in Malaysia, they are asking non-muslims not to use the word allah which has no link to trinity stuff. That of course does not justify violence against churches. In fact malaysian muslim figures have called to defend the churches against physical attacks, but the same underline that malayan is not arabic and god cannot be allah. See, the Malayan word for god is Tuhan. Allah is a muslim term that comes from Arabic. In Arabic spoken by jews, christians and muslims, god is allah. In hinduism, god is bhagwan, in spanish it’s dios, in french dieu and in german it’s gott. The christian god is linked to concepts of trinity etc. The muslim god is not. Thus in Malaysia, they are asking non-muslims not to use the word allah which has no link to trinity stuff.
That of course does not justify violence against churches. In fact malaysian muslim figures have called to defend the churches against physical attacks, but the same underline that malayan is not arabic and god cannot be allah.

]]> Comment on Zero tolerance=zero difference by Islam in Europe http://chronikler.com/europe/belgium/zero-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Islam in Europe Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:33:09 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1485#comment-195 Islam in Europe linked here, saying: "Zero tolerance=zero dif..." Islam in Europe linked here, saying: “Zero tolerance=zero dif…”

]]> Comment on For Allah’s sake! by KhaledDiab http://chronikler.com/reflections/belief/for-allahs-sake/comment-page-1/#comment-194 KhaledDiab Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:11:50 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1463#comment-194 Let's hope so! Let’s hope so!

]]> Comment on For Allah’s sake! by Robert Adler http://chronikler.com/reflections/belief/for-allahs-sake/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Robert Adler Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:03:07 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1463#comment-193 As they say in Spanish--Ojala' (God willing)--the Malaysians come to their senses over this. As they say in Spanish–Ojala’ (God willing)–the Malaysians come to their senses over this.

]]> Comment on Should America fear a democratic Egypt? by David-Baptiste Chirot http://chronikler.com/middle-east/egypt/usa-democracy-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-192 David-Baptiste Chirot Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:35:05 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1305#comment-192 David-Baptiste Chirot linked here saying, "vastly complex no reason to think..." David-Baptiste Chirot linked here saying, “vastly complex no reason to think…”

]]> Comment on Should America fear a democratic Egypt? by Palestine » Blog Archive » Jack Shenker – Why do the western media ignore Egyptian dissent? http://chronikler.com/middle-east/egypt/usa-democracy-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Palestine » Blog Archive » Jack Shenker – Why do the western media ignore Egyptian dissent? Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:00:42 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1305#comment-191 [...] organisation that forms only one part of a wide-ranging Egyptian opposition movement. There is no reason to think it would command majority support in the event of genuinely fair elections. Meanwhile the presumed [...] [...] organisation that forms only one part of a wide-ranging Egyptian opposition movement. There is no reason to think it would command majority support in the event of genuinely fair elections. Meanwhile the presumed [...]

]]> Comment on Should America fear a democratic Egypt? by Palestine Think Tank » Analysis Mary's Choice Newswire Resistance » Jack Shenker – Why do the western media ignore Egyptian dissent? http://chronikler.com/middle-east/egypt/usa-democracy-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Palestine Think Tank » Analysis Mary's Choice Newswire Resistance » Jack Shenker – Why do the western media ignore Egyptian dissent? Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:59:33 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1305#comment-190 [...] organisation that forms only one part of a wide-ranging Egyptian opposition movement. There is no reason to think it would command majority support in the event of genuinely fair elections. Meanwhile the presumed [...] [...] organisation that forms only one part of a wide-ranging Egyptian opposition movement. There is no reason to think it would command majority support in the event of genuinely fair elections. Meanwhile the presumed [...]

]]> Comment on What a queer language by simrit http://chronikler.com/humour/queer-language/comment-page-1/#comment-189 simrit Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:01:50 +0000 http://chronikler.com/?page_id=1345#comment-189 hi khalid - i am a journalist with the malaysian newspaper The Star and i coordinate the Mind Our English page (http://thestar.com.my/english/) which is aimed at improving Malaysians’ proficiency in the language as well as promoting the correct use of English. - would u be willing for my newspaper to reproduce this article - tks Simrit hi khalid – i am a journalist with the malaysian newspaper The Star and i coordinate the Mind Our English page

(http://thestar.com.my/english/) which is aimed at improving Malaysians’ proficiency in the language as well as promoting the correct use of English. – would u be willing for my newspaper to reproduce this article – tks

Simrit

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