Why we ought to be concerned about the Education Ministry’s latest religious module
The government’s recent decision to introduce the “Imam Al-Nawawi’s 40 Hadis” appreciation module in both religious and public schools has created …
Category Archives: Religion
Why empowering JAKIM is wrong
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s invitation to JAKIM to go beyond its traditional role of preaching, training and jointly organising Quran …
Why Hadi is the face of Malaysia’s future Part 3: Can Anwar save Malaysia?
Many – especially non-Muslims – are now looking to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to stem the advance of political Islam …
Hadi throws down the gauntlet
PAS president Hadi Awang has finally thrown down the gauntlet. According to several media sources, Hadi is flatly refusing to …
Race, religion & the end of consensus in Malaysia
Malaysians danced in the streets on Thursday evening when Anwar Ibrahim took the oath of office and become our 10th prime …
Reining in the mullahs
Religious affairs minister Datuk Idris Ahmad’s advice to Muslims not to participate in the Bon Odori festival to be held …
No end to the madness
Here we go again. Another Malaysian blocked from entering a government department because of apparently “inappropriate” attire. Our nation is …
PAS: Destructive, divisive & dangerous
Last week, PAS information chief Khairil Nizam Khirudin proposed that the government introduce a constitutional amendment to reserve the post of …
At the mercy of the divine bureaucracy
[Note: an earlier version contained an error which have since been corrected.] It’s becoming an all too familiar story: a …
Stop PAS now before it is too late
Recent actions by PAS politicians on the sale of alcohol and the prohibition of lotteries are a potent reminder that …
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