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Makluman Peguam Pembela Islam

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Tarikh-tarikh penting untuk perhatian:
7 Julai 2008 [9.00 pagi] – kes Tanah Perkuburan Kota Kemuning – Mahkamah Rayuan Putrajaya
Ini adalah permohonan Semakan Kehakiman oleh 187 orang bukan Islam terhadap penggunaan sebidang tanah yang masih belum digazetkan untuk tanah perkuburan Islam. Empat Jenazah Islam telahpun disemadikan di sana . Dan sekiranya permohonan semakan kehakiman tersebut dibenarkan empat […]

Popularity: 13%

Tags: Umum · Islam

Anti-Maraboutism in West Africa

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

[Here’s another paper dug from the dredges of the past. I wrote this two years ago so it might appear rather amateurish. But enjoy…]
Sufism came to West Africa through decentralized individual devotees but has ever since evolved into major social movements. The earliest Sufis in West Africa can be traced back to scholars of Timbuktu, […]

Popularity: 28%

Tags: Umum · Islam

Muslim Identity in the Modern World: A Search For Transcendence

April 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments

[This is a class paper on modernity I wrote a while ago. Please offer your critique.]
The issue of Muslim identity in the modern world centers on the question of how Muslims relate to other peoples, their religions and the resulting civilizations. The context in which this issue of identity arises is the dominance of Western […]

Popularity: 28%

Tags: Islam · Antarabangsa

Post-PRU12 Analysis

March 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Wan Saiful: Perak State Government (read the insightful comments that follow the entry)
The ethnicity of the MB candidate should not matter as long as the person
receives backing from all 3 coalition party.
But, if the ethnic criteria really is in the state constitution, then the
first move of the new state government should be to amend it. […]

Popularity: 20%

Tags: Umum · Politik · Nasional

We need an educated voting public

February 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Two videos from Malaysiakini’s Youtube channel below record the panoramic opinions of two young academics on Malaysia’s 12th General Elections. For a person growingly dismayed by our superficial political discourse regardless of party, my take-home point from these interviews is that we need an educated voting public. Only an educated public will vote wisely based […]

Popularity: 17%

Tags: Umum · Politik · Nasional

Refocusing on American politics

February 1st, 2008 · 7 Comments

So we’re all excited about the prospect of Obama elected as President and the immense symbolic value such possibilites offer. But substantially, what does Obama offer for us? Does he really stand for new politics or is he the latest revolusionary to be dragged into the status quo of American hegemony? I’ve often shrugged off […]

Popularity: 13%

Tags: Umum · Politik

Talking about local politics

January 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

I generally avoid discussing local politics as it really doesn’t interest me. I skip reading local news altogether apart from occasional glances at the MKini RSS feeds on the right column. There is seriously nothing to take from in terms of debates on public policy apart from silly banter over race and religion.
But, as rumor […]

Popularity: 15%

Tags: Umum · Politik · Islam · Nasional · Falsafah

Parti Mahasiswa Negara

January 16th, 2008 · 40 Comments

They say ignorance is bliss. Why don’t we give them hope so they can dream on. So here’s to cheap publicity for that’s all such absurd ventures deserve:

WPvideo 1.10

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Read a short critique here.

Popularity: 14%

Popularity: 14%

Tags: Umum

Guess who said this…

January 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments

“I believe it’s a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And that’s what we need to do, is to amend the Constitution so it’s in God’s standards, rather than try to change God’s standards.”
If that was reported in Malay language by, say Utusan, […]

Popularity: 9%

Tags: Umum

Where was I?

January 2nd, 2008 · 8 Comments

Shouldn’t be too hard to guess where I was and for what occasion. Here’s some hints:

Popularity: 12%

Popularity: 12%

Tags: Umum