Islam is politics

And that was why many Muslim and Christian scholars were put to death over the last 2,000 years. Those who were militant and preached a militant brand of Islam and Christianity were killed. And…

The importance of media integrity

Just because newspapers have a particular political leaning, it does not mean they should be the mouthpiece of political parties. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, The Star AS soon as I landed in London…

1MDB: when politics overrides truth

Salleh Said Keruak Undeniably, we need a strong opposition to keep the government in check. Any country devoid of an opposition would be a breeding ground for a dictatorship or autocracy. That…

Watch it PR, we may not need you

Umar Mukhtar Cast aside the fog and you will admit that PR was born out of two push factors - the common hatred of BN's arrogant corrupt ways and the differing dreams that if BN is ousted your…

DAP terdesak?

Arvin Tajari Seperti yang diramalkan permuafakatan politik dalam Pakatan Rakyat (PR) tidak akan bertahan lama. Bertitik tolak dengan perbezaan ideologi dan pegang perjuangan menyebabkan PR menjadi…

An open letter to Lim Kit Siang

Dave Anthony, Aliran Dear saudara Kit Siang, I salute you as the elder statesman of Malaysia who has raised a consistent voice over the years. Today we are in the cusp of a political crisis…

Why protest?

Izack Chin In the last eight years or so, there has been an unprecedented increase in the incidence of political protests. The current trend in gathering at Dataran Merdeka for the minutest…

About Malaysia’s Sedition Act

As I said, many of you hate history. But unless we learn about history we would not be able to deliberate such issues. Maybe we still do need a Sedition Act to maintain peace and stability in…

Thank God, Pakatan did not win GE13

Sure, Barisan Nasional faltered a lot of times and 1MDB is just one out of many reasons why we could have rejected them. But PR, just don’t present themselves as a viable alternative government.…

Why Christians oppose Hudud

The Christian opposition to Hudud is not about civil liberties or democracy or to uphold the principles of a Secular State. It is about a denial of the fact that Judeo-Christians have abandoned…

Human rights redefined

We need to redefine what we mean by human rights. My human right is being violated not only if I get whacked for participating in a protest demonstration. My human right is being even more…

Beware of militant Islam

Extremist groups are drawing support as their followers recognise that joining a democratic political process will bring them nothing. Zaid Ibrahim, The Star POLITICAL Islam is the term…

The irrational Muslim mind

The trouble is you are looking at Hudud based on life on earth. Muslims look at Hudud based on the Afterlife in heaven. So you are not on the same wavelength here. And when you are not on the same…

The political calculation of DAP

(Sin Chew Daily) - The DAP central executive committee decided on Tuesday to “end ties and cease to work” with Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, and discuss the future of Pakatan Rakyat…

Looks like Umno has played out PAS

PAS thought it could have its cake and eat it too by remaining in the PR coalition but still having its way on hudud through the support of other Muslim MPs. Scott Ng, FMT If statements by…

DAP ‘amputating’ PAS gone wrong!

KTemoc Konsiders I'm rather disappointed with what we see as the DAP recent tactic vis-a-vis PAS and its hudud. I feel DAP has mangled (f**kup) its handling of the sorry situation. But before I…

The Goldilocks zone of hudud

As a nation and as a society we are not indestructible. We have been tracing a delicate orbit of balance through the forces of chaos and order. Ishmael Lim, Free Malaysia Today Astronomers…

DAP moves to remove Hadi for good

The future of Pakatan now hinges on PAS' party elections Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today DAP’s official statement on the hudud issue is an interesting one. It seems like a few hours in a…