(The article first appeared on 25th September 2014) There is no doubt that countless Muslims passionately desire a socio-political development on Islamic lines, but there is also no doubt that in the mental climate of the modern world it has become almost axiomatic among many educated people that RELIGION OUGHT NOT TO INTERFERE WITH POLITICAL LIFE. […]
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‘Apa yang diperoleh daripada kebencian akan menjadi beban hidup kerana akan mencambahkan lebih banyak kebencian baru.’ – Mahatma Gandhi. Dalam tahun 2019, kerajaan Kanada telah mentakrifkan Islamophobia sebagai sentimen ‘perkauman, stereotaip, prasangka, ketakutan atau permusuhan yang ditujukan kepada mana-mana individu Muslim atau pengikut Islam secara umum.’ Takrifan ini adalah selari dengan definisi yang diberikan Majlis […]
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In Malaysia, some LGBTQ+ individuals are trying to make others see them as “normal” and now to an extent, wanting for legalization of same-sex and gender-neutral conduct in every aspect of life. We have not seen such liberal settings in Malaysia for decades but unfortunately the current situation has changed due to the extreme way […]
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A never ending plight for the so-called ‘oppressed ex Muslims’ as they are still unable to reform Malaysian laws and change local norms & perceptions from the early 90s until today. The trend of ‘self-removing hidayah’ is getting pretty hyped since the past decades which has then attracted a lot of false & unfair criticisms […]
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By virtue of this country’s legislation for sexual offences, position in Syariah, the reality of criminal practice, as well as norms and culture of the Malaysian people – marital rape is not recognized here. There is no such thing as rape after marriage in the context of legally married couples in Malaysia. Malaysia does not […]
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Ramadan telah pun tiba. Ia adalah bulan yang dinanti-nantikan kehadirannya untuk menjalankan ibadah berpuasa sepanjang sebulan dan menjadi amalan wajib ke atas umat Islam. Seperti Firman Tuhan: “Hai orang-orang yang beriman, diwajibkan atas kamu berpuasa sebagaimana diwajibkan atas orang-orang sebelum kalian agar kamu bertakwa.” [al-Baqarah: 183]. Tetapi tahun ini, Ramadan akan disambung secara lebih istimewa. […]
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“DI banyak negara saat ini, norma-norma moral dan etika sedang dipertimbangkan kembali; tradisi nasional, perbezaan bangsa dan budaya sedang dihapuskan.” – Vladimir Putin. Lewat 2013, nama Putin melonjak naik dalam media saat beliau menghentam gerakan global yang mengetengahkan idea kesamarataan berdasarkan buram liberalisme termasuklah gerakan untuk menormalkan gaya hidup lesbian, gay, biseksual dan transgender (LGBT). Ketika […]
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It has taken various scholars over the centuries to perform research and experiments on genetics and hereditary and then to invent the electron microscopes to actually visualize the chromosomes to establish the fundamental key to our genders. With such knowledge, we as a human race can safely state that a gender of an unborn baby […]
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A man. No, let’s be brutally honest about this. A Muslim man, whom many years ago decided to marry a woman, raised a few kids in between was caught red handed having a sex party with other men. And if this not sick enough for you, a group of liberals , presumably pro LGBTQ++ (and […]
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I write in response to the letter published in Malaysiakini by a ‘concerned parent’ on 24 April 2019. It is striking that the person who penned the letter stated that ‘Many Muslims in Malaysia nowadays don’t read’. I would have to agree with this statement but probably not in the way the writer thinks. The […]
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