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Zurairi AR
Zurairi AR is a humanist and sceptic who believes in doing good for goodness' sake. He tweets for believers and non-believers alike at @zurairi.
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Thinking about rendang
APRIL 8 — Like many Malaysians, especially those from a Malay background, I hardly think much about rendang. The humble dish of meat slow-cooked in spices with coconut milk and...
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And so it begins... again
APRIL 1 — In the federal administrative capital of Putrajaya, blue Barisan Nasional (BN) flags have “sprouted up” along the sides of many roads in the surest sign that the...
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Of secret and broken engagements
March 18 — When Malay daily Utusan Malaysia broke the news of DAP leaders Zairil Khir Johari and Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud allegedly getting engaged last week, citing an anonymous...
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‘Sinicisation’ fears a facade for racism?
MARCH 11 — There are many ways to spark off conversation about regional geopolitics and China spreading its tendrils across the globe with its One Belt One Road (Obor)...
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Of sacred and profane places
MARCH 4 — Roughly a week after the lunar new year started, a mosque in Singapore held a Chinese New Year event in its compound, as a show of close ties between the Muslim and...
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#FreeTariqRamadan and victim blaming
FEBRUARY 25 — In September 2017, at the height of the #MeToo movement, popular Pakistani-American Muslim preacher Nouman Ali Khan was accused of acting inappropriately towards...
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Hael Husaini’s ‘Jampi’ and the question of Malay anxiety
FEBRUARY 18 — It may came as a shock that the winning song of this year’s 32nd Anugerah Juara Lagu (AJL) music awards was Hael Husaini’s debut single. However, those...
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Pok Ya Cong Codei gives us a peek into the Kelantanese psyche
FEBRUARY 11 — I went back to Kelantan last week, and it seemed like people could not stop talking about Pok Ya Cong Codei, a telemovie shown on the Astro Citra channel last...
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Let Indira’s ruling light the way
FEBRUARY 4 — It should have been a simple and straightforward case. A man — formerly a Hindu — converted to Islam and abducted his youngest daughter, who was barely...
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Is Nur Sajat a ‘threat’ to fragile masculinity?
JANUARY 28 — Controversial blogger Papagomo, who has been unmasked as one Wan Muhammad Azri Wan Deris, has been trying to reinvent himself ever since his public fall from grace....
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Resurgence of racial rhetorics and revisionism
JAN 21 — With just months to the general elections, the Islamist lobby gathered its supporters in a mega convention — taking advantage of the political schism — in order to...
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Will Pakatan’s fearmongering push voters away?
JANUARY 14 – It was disappointing, but not unexpected. Pakatan Harapan’s (PH) announcement last week that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will return as prime minister — after an...
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From Iran, another revolution to spread its wings?
JANUARY 7 — Eggs. It may put a smile on our faces in the morning fried sunny side up, or half-boiled and accompanied by a cup of black, sweet-as-sin coffee. Or maybe they upset...
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What to expect in 2018, Part 2
DECEMBER 31 — 2017 was sort of a year for comebacks. For some of us, it was the return of the fear of all things nuclear, as if we were back in the days of the Cold War again....
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What to expect in 2018, Part 1
DECEMBER 24 — 2017 felt like the world was on the edge of a precipice even as the Islamic State (IS) looked like they were finished and global violence was on a decline for two...