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On the secular state controversy
Some weeks have passed since the release of our rather controversial call for a secular state. Naturally, we encountered many comments along the way. Many were constructive, while one particularly from HAKIMwas nothing short of vitriolic. In the interest of furthering democratic […]
Malaysia Has Foreign Funding Issues, but Don’t Look at SUARAM
Malaysia Has Foreign Funding Issues, but Don’t Look at SUARAM The current witch-hunt against SUARAM for receiving foreign funds should not make us forget a key fact: that Malaysia’s overall approach to development is in fact dependent on foreign funding. […]
Hard Work Matters, but Not in a Free Market Economy
In the September 3rd issue of the Edge, Lim Ewe Ghee once again wrote in defence of income inequality, this time in response to his critics. Since he composed the article “in hope of generating further discussion” I shall take […]
Arguing for a Secular State
To many Muslims and especially the Islamists, the term secular is a very repugnant term and this abhorrence to anything secular stems mainly from the previously bitter experience of secularism in Turkey that had led to the dissolution of the […]
Thinking About Income Inequality, Properly
In a recent issue of The Edge, Lim Ewe Ghee wrote a defence of income inequality. Going against the increasingly prevalent claim that inequality is problematic, he argues instead that it is in fact a good thing. This, he explains, […]
On Faith and Reason: Reflections from a Muslim
Religion is not just a set of rules; it is a source of meaning and purpose, a foundation for integrity and virtues. It is a realm of prophets, heroes, myths, angels and miracles featured in powerful narratives of triumph and […]
Do Muslims Fear Knowledge?
What does book banning, in this age of globalisation and information technology, really achieve for Muslims? This question echoes throughout social media as countless Malaysians express their ire and bafflement at the sudden arrest of Nik Raina Nik Abdul Aziz, […]
Responding to Hafiz Noor Shams on Minimum Wage
Hafiz Noor Shams responded again. Here is my take on it:
The Case for a More Realistic Minimum Wage
Prime Minister Najib Razak’s announcement of a minimum wage requirement for the private sector has been met with outrage from pro-business Malaysians. Their argument, in short, is that there should be no minimum wage at all. A minimum-wage policy will […]
A review of ‘Homosexuality, Right or Crime’?
Malaysia is a complex nation of ethnicities, languages, religions and cultures. In the best of times, this wealth of character can be a source of great pride — an actual demonstration of how it can be possible that a society […]
