Karamjit Ghill  “An Islamic State over my dead body” – famous words from the late Karpal Singh, the “Tiger of Jelutong” that stirred the whole nation once upon a time. These were not just words…

In short, why should Muslims and non-Muslims be subjected to religious rules that mainly come under the Sharia and are only crimes because religion says they are crimes? Why should religion tell…

Umar Mukhtar What most Non-Muslim Malaysians are not fully aware of is that it is ingrained in the minds of Muslims that Islamic law, of which Hudud is a part of, is God's law which should be…

KS Lee Ong Kian Ming’s recent spin about Jho Low’s influence on Malaysian Foreign Policy, published in online portals, is a bit farfetched even to the most gullible. Jho Low has considerable…

Kit Siang's bold idea of a coalition of moderates should have come long ago, but better now than never Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today It’s amazing what people can come up with when their…

It looks like Malaysia is about to see a new political grouping emerge -- those who are pro-Islam on one side, those who are anti-Islam on the other. There will no longer be a Barisan Nasional and…

So why give them an easy way out? We want to know their stand. And the only way we can do that would be to allow the Bill to be tabled in Parliament. And if it is defeated we can put this matter…

Would it be fair that a Muslim guilty of theft gets his hand amputated while a thief of another faith only gets a jail sentence? Is that just? Well, not even by Islamic justice or standards.…

KTemoc Konsiders TMI - To save Malaysia, Kit Siang suggests new coalition with MPs from BN, Pakatan Only if Najib shows support for PAS' hudud, Lim KS expresses his PERSONAL proposal for a new…

We have yet to recover from our earlier follies with nationalism and Bahasa, yet we blithely continue making new ones with our current obsession on religion. M. Bakri Musa We Malays are…

PAS and its leaders have every right to adopt and enforce hudud to fulfil the majority wishes of their Muslim community. They have the majority in Kelantan and that's democracy, isn't it?  Ng…

Agreeing to disagree on a law that goes against our Federal Constitution was a mistake, and it provided PAS with an excuse that it could fall back on. Scott Ng, FMT In a recent article, I…

(MMO) - This reaction has little to do with defending Islam. It was born of a desire to enact misogyny and tribal rage, masked by indignant righteousness. Let us all have a round of applause…

Salleh Said Keruak You do not have to be a political genius to see that both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat are going through a crisis. The crises are both inter-party as well as…

The only way to resolve this is to allow this matter to be brought to Parliament. Then we will see how the 222 Members of Parliament vote. Will they vote as Muslims, or non-Muslims as the case may…

The PAS election is another two months away but the battle for dominance in the party has been fierce and divisive with the ulama class openly campaigning to stay in the driver’s seat. Joceline…

Our politicians prefer to play cat and mouse games, hinting at this or that but hardly ever talking straight. TK Chua, Free Malaysia Today I am just so irritated by Malaysian politicians.…

Raggie Jessy Let me tell you a short story. Once upon a rainy November, three dato’s rendezvoused in a cavern with heads held high and wizardry in check. They came together with pearls of…

Contrary to popular belief, backdating contracts is a common practice and does not always suggest wrongdoing as critics of 1MDB would like everyone to believe. Lim Sian See Folks have…

An analysis of state and federal powers on Islam and criminal justice Shamsher Singh Thind, Free Malaysia Today I once asked my students “How many states in Malaysia enforce Islamic criminal…

Hence, even during the time of the Abbasids, Hudud was not part of the Sharia. The Sharia Court (kadi) only handled matters concerning religious, family, property, and commercial law (like here in…

Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser In 1966 the United Nations declared 21 March to be the Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to commemorate those who had been killed on 21 March…

With evidence appearing on YouTube, the liberal party loses the right to criticise PAS Scott Ng, Free Malaysia Today My, my, my. What a tangled web we weave in Malaysian politics. We weave…

If you are not going to get non-Muslim support you might as well go all out to get more Muslim support. And to do this you need to take away the Muslim votes from Umno and PKR. And how Umno and…

It appears that none of the mainstream political leaders can put us together. All of them seem to want a winner-take-all victory. They forget about the losing minority and how they will fare.…

There’s no need for us to think of the real reasons why we have so many problems in the country in the first place. Zaidgeist It has been a great week of golfing in Hanoi with my newfound…

Two years ago in April 2013, DAP said PAS has a right to pursue its Islamic State agenda but that does not mean it is part of the Pakatan Rakyat common platform. Each party has a right to its…

It’s not the end of the road yet for Pakatan Rakyat if they explore all options carefully and pick the one that best serves their needs and that of the rakyat Kuo Yong Kooi, Free Malaysia Today…

The next hurdle for Kelantan is to try to get Parliament’s approval. I don’t think PAS is really concerned about that. Their only concern is to be seen to be doing the right thing. And they…

(MMO) - To criticise them is to question Islam. The tabling of the Shariah Criminal Code Enactment II 1993 (Amendment 2015) in the Kelantan State Assembly and any move to amend the Federal…