You must have noticed that when an Islamic body, like Jakim or a group of ulamas or some other islamic NGO does something wrong and breaks the law, the trend … Continue Reading → ...

In one month’s time, he will have been Malaysia’s prime minister for two years. Days after he took control of the nation, Malaysians are probably more divided than ever. The irony is that he calls his ...

Being a Muslim used to be so easy. One believed in Allah and observed the five pillars of Islam to lead one’s life as a good and responsible Muslim. Today, … Continue Reading → ...

Being a Muslim used to be so easy. One believed in Allah and observed the five pillars of Islam to lead one’s life as a good and responsible Muslim. Today, conservative Muslims and wannabe clerics do ...

Like many, I always thought that the stumbling block to a Malaysian Malaysia is the rural constituencies; I have changed my opinion. A little history lesson can be most illuminating. We don’t have to ...

Anwar Ibrahim’s poor judgement about the Malaysian education system is a big issue. The fact that his Minister of Education is equally clueless about the low proficiency of English at school is also ...

Who is the Datuk whom the police set free? On 21 May 2016, a mysterious Datuk Seri caused a massive traffic jam in Kuala Lumpur (KL). He set tongues wagging, on social media. People allege that he is ...

Stop politicising education, and do consider an inclusive approach to education to make us competitive and respected in both the arts and sciences. The symptoms have been evident for some time. The ...

Corrupt and irregular practices in Southeast Asia’s international halal certification process, which certifies food as killed under appropriate religious customs for Muslims, are continuing according ...

After Merdeka, some Umno nationalists used to tell ignorant Malaysians that if they spoke English, they were “unpatriotic”. This confused some Malays and in their state of confusion, some of them were ...

The IGP said that in Global Ikhwan, “Those who are loyal (to the leaders) would be elevated to leadership positions and ‘gifted’ with certain women as wives. He also said, “Police investigations found ...