A Pogrom for tea.(Sky Kingdom, religious cult, Malaysia)(Brief Article) From: Reason | Date: November 1, 2005| Author: Howley, Kerry | COPYRIGHT 2005 Reason Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

To WESTERNERS, this teapot will seem more Lewis Carroll than David Koresh. But in the Malaysian state of Terengganu, where the two-story pot once sat beside a fishing boat, a massive vase, and an even larger yellow umbrella, the structure has become a symbol of religious strife. Ayah Pin, who founded this "Sky Kingdom," has spent the last two decades building a religious community around the teapot. The members of his interfaith cult are welcome to follow any religion they choose, ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

	A `fairy' kingdom that Ayah Pin built New Straits Times ; Manisah Ismail New Straits Times 11-09-2000 A `fairy' kingdom that Ayah Pin built Byline: Manisah Ismail Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: National Column: People and places IF not for the huge concrete arch with chandeliers on both sides at the entrance, the place is like any traditional Malay
	Ayah Pin flees again New Straits Times ; Syed Umar Ariff New Straits Times 09-20-2005 Ayah Pin flees again Byline: Syed Umar Ariff Edition: Main/Lifestyle TUMPAT, Mon. - Sky Kingdom cult leader or Ariffin Mohamad or Ayah Pin has fled the country again, barely 24 hours after a photograph of a man believed to be him appeared in the
	Hearing set for Ayah Pin's wives New Straits Times ; New Straits Times 11-23-2005 Hearing set for Ayah Pin's wives Edition: Main/Lifestyle BESUT, Tues. - The Syariah Lower Court here has fixed April 11 next year to hear the case of the three wives of Ariffin Mohamad or Ayah Pin. Che Jaharah Awang, Ruzilan Mukhtar, and Nik Kamariah Nik Pah, Ayah Pin's
	A storm in a teapot; Malaysia.(Religion in Malaysia) The Economist (US) ; The government gets tough on apostasy AYAH PIN, the leader of an inter-faith cult in the Malaysian state of Terengganu, makes no bones about his divinity. He owns everything on the planet, he patiently explains to visitors, as the earthly incarnation of what he calls the Sky Kingdom. To back up his
	CALL TO MONITOR ACTIVITIES OF AYAH PIN SECT The Malay Mail ; STATE religious bodies have been told to monitor the activities of the Ayah Pin sect. Deputy Internal Security Affairs Minister Datuk Noh Omar said the move is to ensure the outlawed sect teachings do not spread. Noh defended the Terengganu State Government's crackdown on the religious sect.
	Ayah Pin followers wary of more raids New Straits Times ; New Straits Times 07-10-2005 Ayah Pin followers wary of more raids Edition: New Sunday Times BESUT, Sat. - Expecting another raid by the State Religious Affairs Department and the police today, cult leader Ariffin Mohamad a.k.a. Ayah Pin placed barbed wire along the perimeter of his "Sky Kingdom".
	Hard to pin down Ayah Pin and followers The Malay Mail ; THE Government is having a tough time pinning down Ariffin Mohamed, or Ayah Pin, and his band of 600 followers. Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Noh Omar told the House the Government could not detain Ayah Pin or any of his followers under the Internal Security Act (ISA). "Their activities do not
	Ayah Pin's three wives charged New Straits Times ; New Straits Times 08-02-2005 Ayah Pin's three wives charged Edition: Main/Lifestyle JERTIH, Mon. - The three wives of "Sky Kingdom" sect leader Ariffin Mohamad, or Ayah Pin, were charged in the Syariah Lower Court today with not adhering to the state fatwa which had ruled that Ayah Pin's teachings
	Followers regard Ayah Pin as `God', court told New Straits Times ; New Straits Times 03-06-2006 Followers regard Ayah Pin as `God', court told Edition: Main/Lifestyle KUALA TERENGGANU, Sun. - The Syariah Court was told today that Ariffin Mohamad a.k.a. "Ayah Pin", the leader of a deviant sect known as the "Sky Kingdom", was regarded as "God" by his followers.
	Ayah Pin sect prosecutor told to stop wasting time New Straits Times ; New Straits Times 12-21-2005 Ayah Pin sect prosecutor told to stop wasting time Edition: Main/Lifestyle KUALA TERENGGANU, Tues. - Syariah High Court Judge Mohamad Abdullah today told the prosecuting officer in the trial of 48 members of the Ayah Pin sect to come to court prepared and not to waste

See all results.