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IRF Seeks Program Manager
The Islamic Renaissance Front [IRF] is a think tank dedicated to the empowerment of Malaysian Muslim youths and the promotion of intellectual discourse on Islam and Social Justice. General Description A Program Manager is expected to manage all assigned program […]
ISA Hunger Strike: Mute Islamic, Liberal Groups Condemned
Jul 3: An Islamic group has condemned local non-governmental groups and think tanks at both ends of the spectrum for their indifference and silence over the plight of hunger striking detainees under the Internal Security Act. In a statement to Harakahdaily, […]
Najib Should Apologise for MPs’ Call to Hang Ambiga and Take Disciplinary Action.
Press Statement, 28. June 2012 Najib should apologise for MPs’ call to hang Ambiga and take disciplinary action. The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections 2.0 (BERSIH 2.0) calls on Prime Minister Najib Razak to apologise over the call by two […]
‘Bureaucrats doing disservice to Islam through book banning, sectarianism’
Jun 27: A recent spate of book banning by Malaysia’s religious bureaucrats on the pretext of defending the sanctity of Islam has been challenged by a Muslim non-governmental organisation, decrying such an act as un-Islamic and against the Muslim tradition […]
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, […]
V for Voting Part 2: NGOs And The State, How Cosy Should It Be?
Our Roundtable debates the proposition: “Without the challenge of having to aggregate competing demands as political parties do, it is too easy for NGOs to claim to be speaking for an undefined ‘rakyat’. Added to this unelected NGOs continue to claim a […]
V for Voting Part 2: Proportional Representations
Our regular Roundtable with Tricia Yeoh, Fuad Rahmat and Tengku ‘Abidin debate another proposition about political values.
Agree to Disagree: Book Banning Frenzy Must End
Joint Statement: Agree to disagree — Book banning frenzy must end We the undersigned are alarmed at the increasing rate of hostilities leveled against certain publications, leading to either their outright banning and seizures, or even in some cases, hostility […]
BERSIH 2.0 – Substantial Reforms Needed to Ensure Free and Fair Access to Media
BERSIH 2.0 Press Statement 28 May 2012 Substantial Reforms Needed to Ensure Free and Fair Access to Media On 22 May, Minister of Information, Communications and Culture Rais Yatim announced that a cabinet paper is being prepared on RTM providing […]
Viewpoints of Prominent PKS Parliamentarians on the Future Development of PKS in Indonesia
The Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) today is at the forefront of Islamist politics in Indonesia and is certainly a major political party with national aspirations.
PAS on the path to power?
With a view to anticipating the concerns and questions that are bound to arise at the next General election, we took the opportunity to discuss some of the pressing issues in Malaysian politics today with Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad of PAS.
Neo-Liberalism and the ‘War on Terror’ Industry
The logic of neo-liberal economics operates on one unstated premise: That citizens are universal subjects who are both suppliers of alienable/alienated labour as well as consumers of the very same goods and services they produce.
Wacana Pemikiran Reformis
Menulis Kata Pengantar kepada antologi esei dalam buku Wacana Pemikiran Reformis ini oleh sekumpulan pemikir muda Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) mengingatkan cita-cita saya yang tidak kesampaian.
Transformasi Turki: Daripada Erbakan hingga Erdogan – Bahagian II
Dr Radwan Masmodi, pengasas dan Pengarah Center for The Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) semasa awal kemenangan AKP – tahun 2002 – pernah menyebut dalam sebuah artikelnya yang bertajuk Turkey Leads The Way menulis: “In Turkey today, we at last have […]
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 […]
Teras Progresif Ekonomi Islam
Dalam perkembangan yang mutakhir, Malaysia semakin diiktiraf oleh ramai pemerhati dan pelancong sebagai sebuah negara yang relatifnya kaya. Hal ini, bagaimanapun, tidak semestinya bermakna ia dengan itu tersenarai di kalangan negara Islam yang pada bandingannya kaya. Perkaitan antara harta dan […]
Bersih denies losing control
Organisers did not lose control on protesters during the Bersih 3.0 demonstration yesterday, insisted Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan.
Rights groups accuse government of contempt for basic freedoms as officers fire upon crowd of tens of thousands
Riot police in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, fired water cannon and several dozen teargas rounds after protesters demanding electoral reform tried to break through barriers at Merdeka Square, in defiance of a court order.
Press Release: Police response during BERSIH 3.0 rally disproportionate and excessive
The Malaysian Bar is appalled at the abuse of the legal process and grotesque use of force by the police in connection with the BERSIH 3.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, 28 April 2012.
