Tag: Religion
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Going beyond faith and harmony
A person who insults another’s faith should be handled via community moderation, as the law is inadequate to such matters and no physical harm is done.
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Apples and oranges are fruit
Why the Malaysian government should drop the concepts of Malay superiority and disentangle Islam from the Malay identity, and why it will not.
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The politics of choice, faith and inclusiveness
Building good relations and empowering individuals is sound politics. This is inferred from current events in Malaysia and France.
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The triumph of unreason
The Malaysian government’s argument that banning the use of ‘Allah’ by non-Muslims is fatally flawed, and will lead to more conflict instead of decreasing it.
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The politics of a word
My take on PAS’ statement that ‘Allah’ may be used by all members of the Abrahamic faiths, and its political implications.
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The word Allah
‘Allah’ is an Arabic word meaning ‘God’. It is not exclusive to Islam, and pre-dates the faith. The Malaysian government, however, has yet to accept this in the case of Malaysia v. The Herald.