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Stories from Opinion
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‘Paris attacks? What about the Beirut bombings?’
NOVEMBER 18 ― It was the night of Friday the 13th. Almost as though living up to its superstitious connotation, it was on this very same day that France was struck by a...
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Context and relevance: Can we have one without the other?
OCTOBER 27 ― Many people have questioned me when I told them that it is important to understand the Quran in the context of which it was revealed. They misinterpret it as me...
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Misconceptions of feminism
OCTOBER 23 ― In recent weeks while I was browsing my timelines on Twitter and Facebook, I have seen many people on social media bashing the feminist movement, labelling it...
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Rape is everyone's problem
JULY 28 ― Lately, my timeline on Twitter has been filled with talk about rape, why it happens and how we can prevent it. What I realised is that most of the discussions...
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Respect is to be earned, not demanded
JULY 7 — Now that it is the fasting month, I have seen many posts where Muslims have demanded respect from non-Muslims in the way they dress. Non-Muslims were also told not...
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Understanding sex and gender
JULY 1 ― Growing up, we were indirectly taught to see the world as black and white. Whether we know it or not, we actually have a very dualistic conceptualisation of human...
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Why doubt is essential to faith
JUNE 18 -- Two weeks ago, I discovered a TED talk by Lesley Hazleton (writer of The First Muslim) titled "The doubt essential to faith." When I found this video, I felt renewed...
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Are we falling into religious fundamentalism?
JUNE 2 — “Muslim fundamentalism is an ideology which stands against choice, hope, change, and humanity. Islamism is a danger for the Muslim population. It is a danger...
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I am a woman, and I am afraid
MAY 4 — A week ago, All Women’s Action Society and DAP Damansara Utama assemblywoman Yeo Bee Yin launched a rape awareness campaign with the tagline...
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Why I am against institutionalised religion
APRIL 20 — I think I have, on many occasions, explained that I do not like using the term “religion” all that much. I prefer to substitute it with...
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When a university invades a student’s privacy... to save her soul
APRIL 10 ― It was early in the morning and I had already received some appalling news from a good friend of mine. The administrators of her university had hauled her in to...
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Hudud Bill: Nothing to do with religion, everything to do with politics
APRIL 4 — “Politics aside! As a Muslim, you have to accept Hudud no matter what! Again, politics aside!” Every time I say I do not agree with the implementation...