Tag: Malaysia
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More Islamic than thou in Malaysia
Malaysia’s policies of defending and enforcing Islamic norms are coming around to bite it in the back.
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Sliming Alvin Tan: Non-news and moral guardianship
Singaporean journalism reached new depths by sliming a man in the name of news.
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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.