Haram to be Malaysian?
PAS president Hadi Awang, discussing his involvement in the recently concluded Kongres Maruah Melayu (KMM) – by all counts, an …
Category Archives: Religion
This Malaysia Day let’s boycott hate and fear
There’s no escaping the fact that we are now a nation deeply divided, full of suspicion and fear, instinctively reacting …
I weep for you Oh Malaysia
A few days ago, a friend sent me the video of Anneke Gronloh’s 1960’s hit song, “Oh Malaysia.” Watching it …
Why empower a demagogue like Zakir Naik?
Whatever else you may say about the man, and I have said much about him, one thing is certain: he’s …
Will khat make us more Malaysian?
In an ultimately vain attempt to quell the storm within his own ranks over the khat controversy, DAP’s Lim Kit …
Khat: an unnecessary distraction
Insisting that khat (a form of Malay-Arabic calligraphy) is suddenly “an integral part of Malaysia’s national identity and Bahasa …
The government must come clean on Zakir Naik
The case of Zakir Naik, the Indian-born Muslim preacher wanted in India on money laundering charges, is an issue that …
Pastor Raymond Koh and the great cover-up
“I defy decent people to read it, without their hearts leaping in indignation and shouting their revolt…” ~ Emile Zola,‘I …
Zakir Naik: hypocrisy & double standards
Faced with the possibility of being served with an extradition order to return to India to face charges of money …
Zakir Naik and the radicalization of Malaysia Baru
According to news reports, the IGP warned that the police had “uncovered a plan by foreign militants to use …
