Will the real Nancy please stand up?

In forsaking all she has stood for, has Nancy Shukri allowed herself to be made Umno’s scapegoat? Sandra John, Free Malaysia Today Parliament is in session again and many an unsavoury…

A case of contempt of court?

Hence, before his appeal date dawns on us, let us ask ourselves – was Anwar convicted on an archaic law? If not, why are 42 other nations in this world still practicing that law with the same…

‘Witch hunt’ for former MB’s legacy

But to be fair, PKR is keeping a tight leash on Azmin’s reign; it is an open secret that his political mentor, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, is devising ways to dictate and shadow every move made.…

The Diversity of Islam

A few days ago, I was on a panel on Bill Maher’s television show on HBO that became a religious war. Nicholas Kristof, NY Times Whether or not Islam itself inspires conflict, debates about it…

The death of Reformasi

PKR, which has its roots in the reform movement born 16 years ago, is now almost a duplicate of Umno. Roslan Bistamam, FMT The Reformasi movement was born 16 years ago in 1998, soon after…

A ‘cult of unthinking’ is spreading

We always seem to think that we have no choice when it comes to doing evil, but plenty of choice to do good things that we then don’t exercise. Marina Mahathir, The Star THERE are times when…

Azmin Ali is the man?

Lim Teck Ghee, Malay Mail Online Among the thousands of celebratory messages put out by the nation’s political leaders during festive holidays for public consumption during the last decade, the…

The Chinese school silat

The Umno general assembly may not be the proper forum to discuss axing vernacular schools. Their defenders won't be there. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today It's the silly season once again,…

Even a stone speaks in Sabah

It may sound strange, but it is true. In Sabah, even a stone speaks and speaks loudly when the repeated cries of the people in this Borneo state are left unanswered by the people in power at…

The endless battle for words and ideas

Word battles over the meaning of 'jihad' are not just about semantics. Meanings of words have to be contested, to fight the ideas behind them. Farish A. Noor The word "jihad" is once again…

New politics gone downhill

New politics or old politics? Not many people can tell the difference after all that political drama in Selangor.  Joceline Tan SELANGOR Mentri Besar Azmin Ali is apparently on the lookout…

The face-veiled DAP member and all that

Abdar Rahman Koya, TMI Muslim women’s clothing has been a source of debate among ordinary Muslims and scholars, and like the Sunni-Shiite conflict, it never ends. It is a popular topic among…

Stop kicking a deflated ball, Azmin

The MB should stop attacking Khalid and get on with the job of governing Selangor. Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today Azmin Ali will mark his first 100 days as Selangor Menteri Besar this…