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[UPDATED] Q&A with Dr.M: Politicians and Humility, myth or non-existent?

17 May, 2010
By Umran Kadir
[UPDATED] Q&A with Dr.M: Politicians and Humility, myth or non-existent?

(Updated with closing paragraph previously omitted due to technical error on our part) Reflections after a chance Q&A session with Dr. Mahathir - on his support for Perkasa, the 1988 Judicial Crisis, and other inconsistencies between what he claims now and what he had allowed to take place during his tenure as Prime Minister.
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French burqa ban will harden hearts

28 January, 2010
By Umran Kadir
French burqa ban will harden hearts

By preventing wearers of the niqab from accessing a range of critical public services, I have little doubt that this ban will serve to harden the views of those in favour of the niqab and further the notion that the West and secularism are anti-Islam.
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Malaysia: All Real Estate, No Fourth Estate

5 January, 2010
By Umran Kadir

A response to Panglima Garang's article titled, 'Malaysia, a land of no growth' and a consideration of the role of the media in a democracy.
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