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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.
More from Zurairi AR
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A missing journalist, terrorists and... us
OCTOBER 14 — THE disappearance of Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi last week has shaken the media community worldwide and United States-Middle East relations...
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Of human rights and Malaysia
OCT 7 — One of the things, and there are many, that sets Dr Mahathir Mohamad apart from his disgraced predecessor Najib Razak is the way he conducts himself on the global stage....
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Super-libs get a glimpse of the future
SEPTEMBER 30 — IT is anybody’s guess what “super liberals” look like. But it is highly likely they don’t care about anyone’s sexual orientation. One could be gay, even...
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The many chases in 'One Two Jaga'
16 SEPTEMBER — BRONT PALARAE and Nam Ron’s crime thriller One Two Jaga (OTJ) is being marketed internationally as Crossroads instead, with the original title serving merely as...
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Dispelling the propaganda in support of public caning
SEPTEMBER 9 — Terengganu shocked the country, and the world, by caning two women in a Shariah court while nearly 100 people watched; the first in an offence involving...
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New government but still stuck in old game
SEPTEMBER 2 — IT is no surprise that Pakatan Harapan (PH) has suddenly found itself on the wrong side of the youths. Surely the euphoria of a regime change cannot last forever....
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A look at some of Pakatan's baffling picks
AUGUST 26 — Make no mistake, politics is already bewildering to most people. To expect those playing the game to make sense is futile. We saw examples of this over the general...
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Toilet debates and the obsession with genitals
AUGUST 19 — WHAT do you call someone who possesses knowledge and information, but decides to distort and misrepresent facts in order to perpetuate his personal beliefs and...
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Arguing against Malays' 'Sundaland origins'
AUGUST 12 — Earlier this month, historian Zaharah Sulaiman caused a stir in both popular and academic discourse after she was reported claiming that "Malay genes", or rather the...
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Fear for the Malaysian ‘renaissance’
AUGUST 5 — Around this time 61 years ago, British writer and politician Lord Altrincham wrote a scathing rebuke about the country’s monarchy, especially Queen Elizabeth II,...
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Zakir Naik, another mess for PH govt to clean up
JULY 15 — Absolutely nobody envies Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his team’s task: to sort out a seemingly endless laundry list of mess left behind by the previous...
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Backs against the wall, Najib and his men turn to religion, human rights
TIME is running out fast for former prime minister Najib Razak. It was inevitable that Najib would be charged in court for his involvement in the 1MDB scandal, and when...
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Why bring down one autocrat but praise another?
JULY 1 — Was there ever any doubt that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would sweep the Turkey presidential and parliamentary elections? The fact that Erdogan managed to grab more than 52...
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Keeping an eye on the Baju Melayu
THIS Aidilfitri, one of the most exciting things to watch on our phones or tablets was this viral video showing a new breed of samping; a sarong, usually made of songket, worn...
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Keeping the Agong safe
JUNE 10 — ON Friday, Malay Mail reported that two racist banners were found hanging outside a train station in Kg Dato Haron, Petaling Jaya. Later that day, we were alerted to...