PETALING JAYA: Controversy surrounding Seksualiti Merdeka has escalated despite its ban. Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said the wing’s members were uncomfortable and disturbed by the festival. “I think there should be room for dialogue, especially on issues of harassment […]

PETALING JAYA: The Kelantan Government has been criticised by several groups for trying to dictate how Muslim women should dress. The action was discriminatory and a gross infringement of women’s rights, said Sisters In Islam communication officer Akmal Zulkifli. She […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Okt — Pertubuhan bukan kerajaan Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) bimbang Himpunan Sejuta Umat (Himpun), yang diadakan di Shah Alam, Sabtu ini antara lain untuk menyatukan umat Islam bagi menegaskan pendirian mempertahankan akidah Islam dengan memfokus isu murtad, […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Sept – Dalam konteks sosiopolitik atau al-Waqi, yang sentiasa diberikan perhatian oleh ulama sebagai salah satu prasyarat kepada pelaksanaan hudud, undang-undang itu masih belum sesuai diperkenalkan di negara ini sekarang, kata Pengerusi Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) Dr […]

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Sept — Penganjur Forum on Future of Islamic Feminism mendakwa berhadapan dengan siri tekanan termasuk daripada pihak berkuasa agama yang seolah-olah mahu menggagalkan dan menghalang program itu daripada diadakan semalam. Selain arahan “pihak atasan” minggu lalu agar […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 19: At least two recent events in the country have renewed the debate about civil liberties vis-a-vis the Islamic movement.   L-R: Dr Farish Noor and Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad It is true that the recent Bersih rally […]

  KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 20: An Islamic youth empowerment group has condemned the “inane behaviour” by several members of UMNO’s right wing offshoot Perkasa as well as the threat by its leader Ibrahim Ali over the weekend against the Chinese […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — A Muslim non-governmental organisation said the banning of non-Muslims from mosques only puts Islam in a negative light. “We strongly feel that disallowing non-Muslims from entering mosques only portrays a negative image of Islam and […]

KUALA LUMPUR, June 29: Prominent European academic Tariq Ramadan (pic)  will be in Kuala Lumpur on July 12 and 13 and will be delivering two speeches on the topics of liberty and Muslim-West relations. On July 12 at 8.00pm, he […]