Independent News & Views
By P. Ramakrishnan This article was published by Aliran on 9-1-2013 and it is relevant to the present Allah controversy.When God is politicised we are in big trouble. That is … Continue Reading →
The last time we heard (2013), the Perak mufti, Harussani Zakaria, said that cinemas should not be allowed to have sofa seats because people will only go there to beromen. … Continue Reading →
Yin urges our religious leaders to sow seeds of harmony and interfaith acceptance instead of sowing seeds of discord. Yin: Race and Religion are the two main stumbling blocks to our … Continue Reading →
The “bin Abdullah” issue has reared its ugly head again. Being born out-of-wedlock is the latest issue to be made political; but this is Malaysia, where religion is the tool … Continue Reading →
To this day, I still continue what I did as a child, which is to visit friends’ open houses for non-Muslim festivals. Christmas lunches. New Year parties. Deepavali. Reunion dinners … Continue Reading →
Sack the Taliban preaching cleric, the Perak mufti, Harussani Zakaria. Who is responsible for his appointment? The state? The MB? The sultan? Isn’t he already past the age of retirement? … Continue Reading →
These are the questions I would like to ask Mastura Yazid, the phantom candidate in the Kuala Kangsar by-election. We cannot ask her because she has been isolated at home, … Continue Reading →
Imagine yourself in 2020. GE14 has been and gone. Najib Abdul Razak has finally stepped down and done a deal with Hadi Awang, the leader of PAS. The deal has … Continue Reading →