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The Gospel According to Barisan Nasional

The Gospel According to Barisan Nasional

The failure of BN to defend the rights of religious minorities to use the word “Allah” is a failure to defend the Constitution

Maryam & Manan: What Underage Marriages Say About Our Society

Maryam & Manan: What Underage Marriages Say About Our Society

Underage marriages are not simply perversions of marital norms but an index of our unequal society.

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Malaysia’s Child Act and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Part 2)

Malaysia’s Child Act and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Part 2)

Vivian decided to participate in a Children’s Right Colloquium held by her law school this month. Here, she shares what she learnt.

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Syariah: The Law of The Land?

Syariah: The Law of The Land?

A consideration on the status of syariah law as provided by the Constitution and how it has come to be reinterpreted to reign supreme.

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Surat Cinta Kepada Ragunath Kesavan

Surat Cinta Kepada Ragunath Kesavan

A letter was sent on 23 June 2010 to the Bar Council President, Ragunath Kesavan informing him about errors in his Press Statement on the “Non Muslim Syariah Lawyer” issue. It has been over 3 weeks since and it seems to be case of unrequited love. Read the letter and press statement here.

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The Other Column That Wasn’t

This article was to be published in Sin Chew Jit Poh on the 9th March 2010. Instead it fell victim to the oft-wielded Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, which incidentally is the subject of this spiked article.

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The problem with some Islamic scholars: Reply to Dr Wan Azhar on “Human Rightism” & Religion

I write this in response to the article entitled “Human Rightism” vs Religion by one Dr Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad, appearing on September 22, 2009 in The Star. I have for awhile now seen the articles of the learned Doctor appear in The Star and I must, at the very outset, state that I have […]

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