Alwyn Lau I dreamt I was at a TED talk. This morphed into a nightmare when the first speaker looked and sounded like a Perkasa spokesperson. I wouldn’t have given him 18 mili-seconds…

When there are new students arriving, with new accents or even new languages, the children are kind, curious, and quickly take to one another. They clearly do not discriminate – they only care if…

In Malaysia, the opposition knew the voting system was biased in favour of the ruling coalition, more than is usual even with a first-past-the-post system. In May it lost the election despite…

A. Faizal Rahman Pengaruh sesebuah pergerakkan atau organisasi ditentukan oleh falsafah perjuangan mereka. Apabila prinsip perjuangan bersifat moderat (sederhana), sejagat dan inklusif, ia…

Jose Mario Dolor De Vega I refer to the report of G Vinod’s “Perkasa slams Marina for siding Christians”, Free Malaysia Today, January 6. Once again, Malaysia is embroiled with a raging…

Are Prime Minister Najib Razak’s consultants conspiring to escalate his downfall? Kee Thuan Chye Are Prime Minister Najib Razak’s consultants conspiring to escalate his downfall? The…

Kee Thuan Chye As we begin the new year and realise that we are only six years away from the magical 2020, when – as Prime Minister Najib Razak has promised – we will become an advanced nation,…

Muslims understand Allah in terms of simple monotheism rather than the dynamic Trinitarian theology that Christians profess. Yet Allah, the word for God that Muslims know from the Qur'an, actually…

Dina Zaman, The Malay Mail “Aku nak Islam lama balik. Bukan Islam ini.” (“I want the old Islam back, not the current one.”) I was in Sabah recently, right smack in a small village of 2,000…

Hence my stand is very clear. Shoot them all. But first shoot the batu api who are neither Muslim nor Christian. These are the more dangerous people that we need to exterminate like rats and…

Anyway, this is not my evidence. This is the evidence of scientists. So maybe you can read on and see at the end of this page whether you still believe in the Gospels or you believe in science.…

Why are we mortals confusing God? Are we more supreme? Narinder Singh, FMT Looks like ‘Allah’ could not even take a decent leave of absence during the yearend holiday season from the…

Tay Tian Yan, The Malaysian Insider I would never dare to see myself as a god or someone impeccable, or greater or smarter than other people. Like other people in this world, I have my own…

Melati Timur, The Malaysian Insider The latest Petronas festive advertisement predictably continues their expected mushiness. This time elderly men in an old folks’ home are adopted by an…

By Eileen Ng, The Malaysian Insider Several top Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders are sitting out of the latest row over who can use the word “Allah”, believing reticence is better than stepping on…

Erna Mahyuni, The Malay Mail Years ago, I wrote a column asking “Why is your Allah not my Allah?” I have a small confession; the column was not, as many think, written for Muslims. It was…

By Dr Kua Kia Soong, SUARAM Adviser Now that the last ISA detainees have been released from the infamous Kamunting Detention Camp, the Government should emulate the late Mandela by…

Hence, in that sense, Islam, plus Christianity, is not part of the Abrahamic faith at all but is more ‘pagan’ in nature. The only difference is Islam and Christianity are monotheist and not…

The father says he is not keen to be the party president while the daughter is being coy and has not given any indications thus far K. Pragalath and G. Vinod, FMT With the PKR elections to…

But those days are long gone and will never return. Malays over the last 50 years or so have been what I call Arabised? And who Arabised them until they have become so intolerant, sensitive and…

Instead of running amok all over town over the word, why not Malay-Muslims begin by simply analyzing the meaning of the word in its entirety and then figure out how human beings are taught A…

Lim Sue Goan, The Malay Mail The “Allah” issue has evolved into a thorny crisis and it is also the country's biggest discrepancy since independence. Even if the Federal Court makes a…

Farish A Noor, The Edge The father of modern Malay literature and a religious book (originally published in the Mar '08 issue of Off The Edge) FOR A COUNTRY not exactly known for its…

Lord Bobo, The Malaysia Insider "Lord Bobo, I was having a conversation with a friend recently, and he said all politicians are the same – whether BN or Pakatan, they're all selfish b*******…

Lim Kit Siang I am taking full advantage of the Age of Information Technology which enables the instant communication of information with information travelling at the speed of light to pen…

Anas Zubedy Earlier today YB Anwar Ibrahim and Dr. Chandra Muzaffar agreed on an out of Court settlement. Anwar sued Dr Chandra on the 6th of March 2008. It was alleged that Dr Chandra…

The end of World War II saw the rise to independence of this diverse region. As leaders of the new country sat to discuss the future, the topic of Muslim and non-Muslim animosity was placed in…

Ng Kee Seng, The Ant Daily Finally both Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Pakatan Rakyat de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim have broken their silence on the hooligan-like Selangor…

Hence Adam and Eve had not sinned. Adam and Eve did exactly what God wanted them to do for God’s plan to work. If not then Adam and Eve would have remained in Paradise and none of us will be here…

And that, in a nutshell, is how to get the Chinese to adore you. And because I do not play to the Chinese gallery but always say what I feel, I cannot win the adoration of the Chinese. NO HOLDS…