The politicising of the MH17 tragedy

But don’t you think it is in bad taste that he used the plane tragedies and the loss of 537 lives as political ammunition for his ‘oust Najib’ campaign? And what is Anwar going to tell his party…

What if I was a Muslim convert?

A lot of people say that to be born a Muslim is something wonderful and lucky. I was born a Muslim but sometimes, I don’t feel so lucky about it. Zan Azlee, TMI It’s not that I felt unlucky…

When despair reigns

Extremism and injustice cannot be overcome by responding with similar extreme and militant action. Zaid Ibrahim IF you have been following the stories of young jihadists from Britain and…

Yes, I do have a ‘homosexual agenda’

We all know by now that “pro-family” is thinly veiled code for “anti-LGBT”, “anti-diversity” and even “anti-single parent.”  Yasmin Disney, MMO Last week, Singapore’s National Library Board…

Khalid Ibrahim

Zaid Ibrahim There’s been a lot of speculation of late about Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s future. I hope the gossip will come to an end soon—allowing all this uncertainty to…

HRH Sultan Selangor’s speech

TITAH UCAPAN DULI YANG MAHA MULIA SULTAN SELANGOR DI MAJLIS PERASMIAN MASJID PEKAN SEPANG PADA HARI SELASA, 15 JULAI 2014 BERSAMAAN 17 RAMADHAN 1435 H Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi…

End Game Di Timur Tengah

OutSyed The Box * Bodies found north of Baghdad as Sunni insurgents turn on each other * 12 corpses found following fighting between rival Sunni insurgents * Infighting between Islamic…

PAS leaders: Let Khalid continue

The Selangor PAS source said an overwhelming number of those at the meeting between Hadi and the Selangor PAS leaders were of the view that Khalid should continue until the next general election.…

What are Malaysia’s goals?

Of late, I've been feeling that we as a nation have become lethargic, and truth be told, Malaysia is in need of some introspection. This is plainly because we have no goals that anyone can see us…

Where are the real Muslim heroes?

Zaid Ibrahim The Economist posted a leader article recently entitled “The Tragedy of the Arabs” in the midst of the latest round of intense Israeli bombings and the killing and maiming of…

Bollocks! What academic freedom?

So, what now? Are we going to send Kassim Ahmad to jail for exercising his academic freedom? And is this taskforce of PAS going to fight for the charges against Kassim Ahmad to be dropped? Yeah,…

Is the Kajang Move still moving?

Why is there any need for Khalid to deny he is joining Umno or PAS? Roslan Bistamam, Free Malaysia Today Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has apparently found it necessary to deny…

Likely candidates to replace Khalid?

In plain speak, only Khalid can sack himself, unless the assembly moved to amend the consitution to debuff a menteri besar from such immunity. Should such an amendment take place, BN members may…

Why form Negara-Ku?

Ahmad Hafidz Baharom, The Malaysian Insider The above question is one that I think many would ask if they wouldn’t be attacked by its supporters for asking. As for myself, I’ll just ask…

A veiled threat

The Deputy Prime Minister is only interested in advancing the interests of his own race. FMT says.... Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is the second most powerful man in the country.…

Concept of ‘jihad’ misunderstood

The Quran refers to jihad in 24 verses, most of which emphasise the spiritual and non-violent manifestations of jihad, such as being steadfast in faith and sacrifice in its cause, migration from…

Thank you

RPK, I hope you believe that I do not want to be a racist, a radical nor an extremist as what you labeled me. Michael Chua Dear RPK, Looks like my letter has generated some interest from…

The Malaysian Link To Terror In Syria

Chandra Muzaffar Since April 2014, the Malaysian media has carried numerous stories of Malaysians who are directly or indirectly linked to terrorist groups operating in Syria, and to a lesser…