Coronavirus, breweries & wannabe mullahs
As usual, we keep getting fixated on the wrong things at the wrong time. In the middle of a deadly …
Tag Archives: religion
We were Malaysians once
My friend Harry Lau passed away a few days ago. We grew up in Bukit Mertajam and, for more than …
In season of mistrust some hope for the nation
It was quite an extraordinary sight that we were treated to last week – no less than seven Pakatan Harapan …
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 …
What’s so special about Zakir Naik?
What’s so special about Zakir Naik? Why is he so uniquely deserving of Putrajaya’s support and attention? These are among the …
The closing of the Malay mind
In his 1987 book, ‘The closing of the American mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the …
Are Christians a threat to Malaysia?
Yet again, a Muslim group is raising the spectre of a Christian threat to the security of the nation and …
Beer and the brew of intolerance
The ruckus over this year’s Better Beer Festival says many things about the politico-religious establishment in this country – their …
Is sensitivity a one-way street?
Following the rise of mob groups like the Red Shirts who pursue their political agenda against minorities through threats and …
Indonesia’s wrong turn
After a hotly contested and highly divisive campaign, former minister Anies Baswedan has apparently won the contest for the governorship …
