COMMENT | What if it were a 130-year-old mosque?

COMMENT | As a Muslim, I welcome the arrival of Syawal with gratitude and joy. This is a time of renewal, humility and self-reflection. It is also a time to ask ourselves difficult but necessary questions - not to divide but to understand.

The recent decision involving the relocation of the Sri Pathrakaliamman Temple to make way for the construction of Masjid Madani has sparked strong public reactions, much of it emotional and understandably so.

However, it also raises a deeper question that I believe we must ask ourselves honestly.

What if it were a 130-year-old mosque?

Some buildings are made of stone and steel. Others are made of memory, layered with rituals, footsteps and the quiet weight of generations.

Sacred spaces, regardless of religion, are..