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I am speaking at the Global Peace and Unity Conference on Sunday 26 Oct, at 4pm. Do come along.

Details of the conference here.

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Ustaz Zaharuddin Abdul Rahman made some interesting comments on his blog. Two posts in particular really attracted my attention. I was so intrigued that I called him twice to discuss his posts. And, since I have known him for years, I invited him to discuss some issues that he raised in writing. So, below is my first letter to him which I emailed earlier today.

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I am in York until tomorrow. I am speaking at Footsey 2008 tomorrow afternoon. This year’s Footsey is held at the York Racecourse.

But what I really want to write about is the hotel I am staying tonight. Middlethorpe Hall is absolutely fabulous! I am very impressed. The area is serene. The main building is majestic. The garden, acres of it, is very very nice. And the spa….. you just have to experience it to know what I am talking about.

Middlethorpe Hall reminds me of Henley Park Hotel in Washington DC where I stayed in April. Both are historic buildings rich in history. I could spend hours reading about the stories of these historic houses. But, now, I need to get ready for dinner.

Do we have a similar “Historic Hotels” scheme in Malaysia?

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I was interviewed on Al-Jazeera’s Inside Story for broadcast today, Sunday 12 October 08, at 1.30am Malaysia time. It may be repeated, but I don’t know when. The host was Sami Zeidan in Doha, and the other panellists were Tricia Yeoh of the Centre for Public Policy Studies and Dr Azmi Sharom of Universiti Malaya.

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After hearing the PM saying that those who flew our Jalur Gemilang upside down is kurang ajar, I wrote about the “not quite upside-down” flags in Putrajaya.

Imagine my shock and horror upon seeing people proudly waving our Malaysian flag, our Jalur Gemilang, after tearing it up.

I mean…. flying it upside down is one thing. But tearing it to small bits and proudly showing off the bits??? How can this be allowed???

Malaysian flags torn to bits!

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My article on why I am a libertarian, and why I see no contradiction between being a Muslim and a libertarian, is available on www.waubebas.org.

The Malay version is here: http://waubebas.org/ms/node/62 .

The English version is here: http://waubebas.org/node/63

It has also been translated into French, which is available here: http://www.unmondelibre.org/node/507

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