There are major contradictions in the claim that the word 'Allah' belongs only to Muslims and Islam and does not apply to non-Muslims and other religions (JAKIM), and in the insistence that non-Muslims must convert to Islam to use the word 'Allah'
Read more: Five contradictions in restricting the use of 'Allah'
Write comment (30 Comments) 
Mahathir prefers the opposite, neoliberal approach, which says 'support the corporate class, and enough wealth will “trickle down” to the people'. Now Malaysia has one of the higher income inequalities amongst the Asean countries. The super-rich are sucking hundreds of billions of dollars out of the country in illegal outflows.
Read more: What change? A reply to Dr Mahathir Mohamad
Write comment (4 Comments) 
The Kaum Tua mentality is one that habitually champions Revelation over Reason in any religious dispute. Nurul Izzah, who adopts the modernist Kaum Muda mindset, recently found herself the target of the Kaum Tua ire over her ‘freedom of religion’ comment made at a recent public forum.
Read more: Nurul Izzah’s statement in the Kaum Muda-Kaum Tua context
Write comment (1 Comment) 
The very first step for the Malay ultras to take in the right direction is to cease making a scapegoat out of Chinese and Tamil primary schools. It is an unfounded charge that little children are responsible for racism and racial disunity in Malaysia.
Read more: Is interracial integration more possible under convergence or divergence?
Write comment (4 Comments) 
Muslim fundamentalists are coercing everyone else to conform to their strict orthodox beliefs but the government, the press, the public and the political parties are all keeping a disquieting silence in ceding the middle ground.
Read more: Parties colluding with growth of religious intolerance
Write comment (1 Comment)