Commentary: Why ISIS Is Attacking Muslims
Last month, Islamic State or ISIS claimed responsibility for a spate of high-profile attacks in cities such as Istanbul, Dhaka, Baghdad and Medina. Unlike previous targets such as Brussels and Paris,...
View ArticleWalid J. Abdullah: Amazing That Muslims Are Still To Blame For Terrorism
It is truly amazing that some people still want Muslims to apologize for terrorist attacks, despite countless statements by Muslims denouncing terror. It is truly amazing that Muslims are blamed for...
View ArticleArabisation Of Islam In Asia: A Clash Within Civilisation
The spate of terrorist attacks and the attendant violence witnessed in the last couple of months, including the recent attacks in Dhaka, Kishoreganj and Ektarpur in Bangladesh, and Nice in France,...
View ArticleMusings Of A Chinese Muslim Convert: Muslims Must Reach Out
I consider myself well-educated, well-read and well-travelled. But that all don’t mean anything when I drive to the mosque in my luxury car, my $28,000 Rolex on my wrist with my tattoos showing. Some...
View ArticleRevising Your Studies? These Two Did It At A Mosque
Saw this secondary students from a neighbouring school near the mosque. The first reaction i felt was, “masyaAllah”. Two buddies, in a mosque, one is revising school work while the other is reciting...
View ArticleNew Report On Iraq Invasion Raises Questions Around Singapore’s Involvement
In 2003, Singapore deployed servicemen, ships and aircraft to the Persian Gulf in support of the Iraq war, as part of a mission to “maintain security” and to see Iraq achieve self-government through a...
View ArticleWhere Has The Kampung Spirit Gone To In Singapore?
What has become of Singapore? Have we successfully evolved to become a society of binary minded beings, where the mind only sees Ones and Zeros in our day to day living? A neighbour of mine is in the...
View ArticleKhairudin Aljunied: Critics Of “Arabisation” Of Malay Culture Engage In...
About Arabisation of the Malays So much has been said recently on the alleged trend of Arabisation among the Malays. This fear of Malays becoming Arabized has become so chronic (ironically even among...
View ArticleMHA: Zulfikar Shariff Detained And Arrested Under ISA
In a press release issued on Friday (July 29), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, was arrested and detained, after it was found that he had used social media to...
View ArticleDamanhuri Abas: Ministers Job Is To Ensure Check And Balance, Not Defend The...
The AGO job is to flag the financial irregularities. The onus is upon the Ministries and Stat Board flagged to come clean and explain what happened. Already we have Grace Fu trying hard to justify the...
View ArticleDamanhuri Abas: Ministers Must Be Held Accountable For Lapses In Financial...
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. On Thursday, the AGO released its report on serious and major lapses in financial management across several government Ministries and Statutory...
View ArticleReligious Malays Breed Carelessly, Don’t Take Charge Of Their Lives,...
Melayu yang susah tapi anak ramai are usually from the alim tak alim type. It is also the same group that perpetuate that handout mentality. Beranak more than they can afford (besarkan anak bukan...
View ArticlePakar: ISIS Sasarkan Asia Tenggara Selepas Sokongan Berkurangan Di Timur Tengah
Kumpulan militan ISIS sedang meluaskan pengaruhnya di Asia Tenggara setelah mengalami kekalahan di Iraq dan Syria. Demikian menurut Encik Ahmad El-Muhammady, penasihat kepada Polis Diraja Malaysia...
View ArticleAhmad Stokin: Aidilfitri Dah Habis, Kuih Tak Habis-Habis, Hutang Beraya Belum...
#DahSetelBelum Dongan terbonamnyo sang matohari tadi, maka berakhir lah kini syawal yg begitu sibuk sekali. Menandakan Raya doh habih doh kan. Doh banyak kali doh ambo baposan, ambo kasi ingak, tapi...
View ArticleCould A Homemade Rocket Reach Singapore From Batam?
The arrest of six men in Batam suspected of planning to launch a rocket at Marina Bay has raised questions about what kind of rocket would be capable of achieving this aim. To travel the roughly 25km...
View ArticleWalid J. Abdullah: It Is Not Easy Being A Mufti, But It Is Always Easier To...
In the course of my research, i had the privilege of interviewing many religious scholars (ulama) in the region. The one that left the most lasting impression on me was the Mufti of the Federal...
View ArticleWork At McDonald’s? I’m Loving It
Parents often warn their children that when they misbehave, “mata” (slang for police) will get them. And if they don’t study hard, they will end up working in a fast-food restaurant. But there’s...
View Article5 Things To Know About Badang, Our Rediscovered Singapore Hero
Move over Sang Nila Utama – here comes Badang. Badang who? That was on the lips of many puzzled spectators and TV audience after they saw the dazzling portrayal of a local legendary folk hero played by...
View ArticleReality Check Needed For Singaporeans With Unrealistic Expectations
Class is back. Between the end of World War II and the late 1960s, leftist politics flourished, particularly among labour unionists, and high school and university students. Inspired by Marx and Mao,...
View Article‘Stealth Bikers’ Clamping Down On Traffic Offenders
Motorists using mobile phones while driving, lorry drivers breaking speed limits and failing to keep left, and motorcyclists weaving across lanes recklessly – the Traffic Police’s (TP) latest enforcers...
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