Maryam Lee

The government of no evil

The government of no evil

SATIRE | Meet the prime minister of the Coalition of Rebels (Core) gov’t, Fadiah Nadwa Fikri.

Making sense of GE14 from a dissenter's POV

Making sense of GE14 from a dissenter's POV

COMMENT | The #undirosak supporters were the single most hated group at the time. Why?

The invisible work of women in politics

The invisible work of women in politics

COMMENT | Women, however powerful, are still the women ‘behind successful men’.

Trust girls to speak their own minds

Trust girls to speak their own minds

COMMENT | It seems that when a woman dissents, she is regarded as having less agency than men.  

Come voting day, take care of one another

Come voting day, take care of one another

COMMENT | ‘Be kind to one another, and be Malaysians first, in this stressful period.’

No, we don't have to tolerate ‘lesser evils’

No, we don't have to tolerate ‘lesser evils’

To say a racial party like Bersatu is not racist is disappointing.

Why Muslim women in M’sia need to tell their stories

Why Muslim women in M’sia need to tell their stories

‘We need validation that our experiences with Islam don’t have to be the same as others.’

The times I used to frequent the mosque

The times I used to frequent the mosque

Some of my best epiphanies happened when I was in the mosque.

Recent past, distant memory

Recent past, distant memory

Poh's stories must continue to be told and recorded to do justice to our post-colonial discourse.

Projek Dialog and the art of creating conversations

Projek Dialog and the art of creating conversations

Conversations are important because social change does not happen without them.

Remember and reclaim student autonomy

Remember and reclaim student autonomy

'We have suffered authoritarian rule in university because of what Dr M did in 1974.'

Why so angry? Just let them spoil their votes

Why so angry? Just let them spoil their votes

The negative reaction towards the #UndiRosak campaign is disproportionate and unwarranted.

Menstruation checks in schools need to stop

Menstruation checks in schools need to stop

COMMENT | Teachers who insist on such proof for girls to skip prayers are going too far.

Towards a cultural political movement

Towards a cultural political movement

COMMENT | Both sides have ignored perhaps the most vital part of political conscientisation: culture.

Resisting historical amnesia, youths embrace Left again

Resisting historical amnesia, youths embrace Left again

Reviving M'sia's tradition of progressive politics.

Gossip sites, I do not forgive you

Gossip sites, I do not forgive you

Online gossip sites are silencing critical voices.

The right to be remembered

The right to be remembered

COMMENT | It is problematic when a woman is remembered only in relation to the men in her life.

Women and smoking in the digital era

Women and smoking in the digital era

Why does stigma towards women smokers, particularly in the Malay community, persist?

Seeds of authoritarianism planted at home

Seeds of authoritarianism planted at home

What makes being a parent so akin to being authoritarian?

Let's talk about rape

Let's talk about rape

We are all responsible for crimes against women when we perpetuate rape culture.

Extremism begins in the mind, and ends in violence

Extremism begins in the mind, and ends in violence

Extremism must be challenged, unpacked and dismantled.