If the face of Islam is a woman of reddened lips, thick blue eyeliner, and artificial eyebrows, then let me not be a part of it.
The assertion of a ‘Singaporean Muslim identity1’ (possibly as apart from other ‘Muslim identities’) already contradicts Islam’s spirit of universal inclusiveness. I believe this to be a fine example of [...]
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9 Jun 2008: Gejolak Jiwa Wanita
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Seperti yang saya jangkakan, Berita Harian bukan akhbar untuk masyarakat. Sebaliknya, ia memasyarakatkan unsur-unsur kurang sihat yang kebanyakannya jelas diambil dari pengaruh barat. Bukan sahaja ia menyampaikan, malah, dalam tulisannya ia juga cuba merasionalkan (rationalise) unsur-unsur demikian supaya lebih mudah ‘ditelan’ oleh masyarakat.
(Oh, kononnya filem ini “mencungkil masalah rumah [...]
He writes:
Haha…the classic *crooked smile with the two fingers up yours*….its a natural ; )
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Ooh, so adorable.
The anonymized version of the letter of complaint I sent:
Yesterday afternoon, I brought my grandmother, Mdm XXX, to YYY Polyclinic to see a doctor. After registration, we were sent to Room NN to see Dr ZZZ. The consultation with the doctor was rather unpleasant for my grandmother.
To begin with, the doctor could not converse [...]
After the recent drama about the elderly trishaw rider being bullied by angmohs, here’s yet another episode involving an angmoh in Singapore:
“Angmoh hits 2 Singaporean girls”: Part 1 and Part 2
Man, the uncles in the video are really rad.
Read the (victim) girl’s account on her blog.
So says the Media Development Authority (MDA). But legal doesn’t mean it’s right. But what is right? (…)
Anyway, I was quite shocked to know this. Or maybe I am that oblivious to the laws in Singapore. Or I am just slow.
From “Responsibility and War Guilt: A Culture-Setting Intelligentsia”, Noam Chomsky interviewed by Gabriel Matthew Schivone:
What about degrees of responsibility and shared burdens of guilt on an individual level? What can we learn about how one views oneself often in positions of power or authority?
You almost never find anyone, whether it’s in a weapons plant, or [...]
In the picture is a booklet issued by MUIS this year entitled “Organ Transplant in Islam: The Fiqh of Organ Transplant and Its Application in Singapore”. Its content is in Malay and English, and it can be downloaded from the MUIS website. It shall henceforth be referred to as “booklet” or “the booklet”.
This entry is [...]
Alangkah terkejutnya saya apabila menonton siaran Suria baru-baru ini. Peserta-peserta peringkat akhir Anugerah 2007 telah mendendangkan sebuah lagu dalam sebuah klip video. Saya tidak pasti akan judul lagunya.
Yang saya perhatikan, lima dari keenam-enam para peserta itu mempunyai rambut yang tidak hitam; rambut mereka keperangan.
Setahu saya, orang yang dipanggil Melayu itu, rambutnya hitam. Warna rambut orang [...]
