Commentary: We Pray Not To Be Misled By You Again
We can gladly say that our Minister Masagos Zulkifli has scored several political points this week (claps for him) and that he will never be the people’s choice or at least the Malay Muslim community’s...
View ArticleIn History Of Presidencies, Colour Blind Reality Of The Ordinary Singaporean...
A letter from Patrick Low on the Elected President. Dear Fellow Singaporeans Comes September 2017 we may be going to the polls to elect our 8th President reserved for the Malay race only....
View ArticleContradictions On The Slippery Slope Towards The Reserved Elected Presidency
This is a summary of my thoughts that I shared at a Discussion Session with undergraduates from the University Scholars Program at Cinnamon College, NUS on 3 Apr 2017. I was asked to broadly comment on...
View ArticleHaji Mohammad Alami Musa: No Doctrinal Basis For Enmity Towards Non-Muslims
In February, a video of Imam Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel reciting a prayer in Arabic that said “God help us against Jews and Christians”, among other things, was circulated online. He was charged in...
View ArticleMarvel To Discipline Indonesian Marvel-Gold Artist For Hidden Political,...
Marvel Comics is planning to take disciplinary action against an Indonesian artist who sneaked several controversial references into his artwork for the first issue of X-Men Gold, according to reports...
View ArticleJakarta Election Results A Victory For Prejudice Over Pluralism?
The long, divisive campaign for governorship of Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta is finally over, with unofficial results showing a decisive victory for the challenger Anies Baswedan over the...
View ArticleSultanah Johor: Show Equal Respect To Non-Muslim
PETALING JAYA: Muslims must show the same respect to their fellow Malaysians of other faiths, as given to them, says Permaisuri of Johor Raja Zarith Sofia Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah. In a Facebook...
View ArticleMalaysia Youth & Sports Minister: Bumiputra University Quotas Insult Malays
KUALA LUMPUR: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said Malays should view the quota system for entry into local universities as “insulting”. “These quotas and all that, some of it is in Article...
View ArticleProf Madya Dr Rafidah: ‘I Am A Malay Muslim Woman’– A Response To ‘I Am A...
I AM A MALAY WOMAN. I am a Malay woman too. I subscribe fully to Islam. As I have believed in the ayat يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ادْخُلُوا فِي السِّلْمِ كَافَّةً “Oh you who believe, enter into...
View ArticleMuslim Teen Wins Right To Box In Hijab
Amaiya Zafar, a Muslim teen boxer from Minnesota, has won the right to compete in the ring in the US while also adhering to her religious beliefs that require her to cover her arms and legs. “This is a...
View ArticleFAS An Example Of Why Politicians Must Not Interfere With Everything In...
In the last General Elections, Workers’ Party chairman and MP for Aljunied GRC Sylvia Lim spoke up about how the People’s Action Party “infiltrates every aspect of life” in Singapore, even in our...
View ArticleIslamic Renaissance Front: Deport Zakir Naik For The Sake Of Malaysians
Malay-Muslim scholars and thinkers regrouped under the Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) are not in favor of the presence of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik in Malaysia, and his involvement in local...
View ArticleMalaysia’s Islamic Battle Takes A Heavenly Path
In the Islamists version of hell, that is the one in Malaysia, voting against the PAS is a vote to hell. This is part of the campaign to promote a united PAS-UMNO front in Malaysia, and the elite of...
View ArticleAnak Melayu Singapura – Memang Handal Taraf Dunia Atau Setakat Jaguh Kampung...
Kekuatan anak Melayu di Singapura ada, dari dunia korporat hingga pengusaha, baik di dalam negeri Dan luar negeri. APA yang mungkin kita perlukan adalah seorang pemimpin yang berjaya bersatukan semua...
View ArticleFormer Malaysia Minister: No Surprise People In ‘Taliban State’ Seek Maria Ozawa
PETALING JAYA: Former minister Zaid Ibrahim has mocked PAS over its efforts to suppress human urges and project an ultra-conservative front in Kelantan, saying such ‘Talibanism” has backfired on them....
View ArticleKumpulan 25 Melayu Terkemuka – Pendapat Dr Zakir Naik Tiada Tempat Dalam...
KUALA LUMPUR: Komen-komen negatif pendakwah yang penuh kontroversi, Dr Zakir Naik, terhadap agama lain boleh mencetuskan bahaya ke atas negara berbilang kaum dan sekular seperti Malaysia. Demikian...
View ArticleEpigram Books Illustrated Handbooks On Singapore’s Main Races Received Mixed...
Epigram Books came under the spotlight earlier this month for a series of illustrated handbooks released by the independent local publisher. Authored by Edmund Wee, the founder of Epigram Books, ‘The...
View ArticleAn Open Invitation For Non-Muslims To Fast For A Day
Ramadhan is coming in about two weeks. I hope my Muslim brothers and sisters can introduce Ramadhan, and its significance in Islam (and why Muslims are markedly nicer in this month, if only in this...
View ArticleAlami Musa: Religion’s Place In Parliament, Politics And Policy
The crossing of swords in Parliament last month between Minister Masagos Zulkifli and opposition MP Faisal Manap on a religious issue (wearing of tudung by nurses and uniformed officers) provides an...
View ArticleKhan Osman Sulaiman: Rising Islamophobia, Are Muslims In Singapore Walking On...
Ahok got 2 years jail in Indonesia for blasphemy and the world cries foul. Yes its jail time. Not murder. When The Rohingyas were persecuted, not many were outrightly denouncing the Myanmar government...
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