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Tricky being a vegan during Eid Adha

Tricky being a vegan during Eid Adha

LETTER | Regardless, I hope Muslim vegans do not shy away from speaking out.

Unilateral conversions - a Muslim's personal view

Unilateral conversions - a Muslim's personal view

LETTER |  I would like to believe people bear children because of their love for each other.

Zakir sings praises about Mahathir during Kota Bharu ceramah

Zakir sings praises about Mahathir during Kota Bharu ceramah

Controversial preacher commends PM for standing up for Islam against superpowers like the US and UK.

Here is why some people are Islamophobic

Here is why some people are Islamophobic

COMMENT | I would argue that these 'phobias' are a self-defence mechanism. 

Unilateral minor conversions an assault on families

Unilateral minor conversions an assault on families

LETTER | Families are broken up with dire consequences for the wellbeing of children.

Most non-Muslims in Malaysia like me - Zakir Naik

Most non-Muslims in Malaysia like me - Zakir Naik

It is only a small group which is against his presence, he says.

Selangor's four non-Muslim excos have audience with sultan

Selangor's four non-Muslim excos have audience with sultan

This is believed to be over a bill allowing for the unilateral conversion of minors to Islam.

Conversion of minors - DAP reiterates consent from both parents a must

Conversion of minors - DAP reiterates consent from both parents a must

Lim Guan Eng also says the party will defend Selangor state assembly speaker Ng Suee Lim.

M'sians need empathy, not racial and religious superiority - Daim

M'sians need empathy, not racial and religious superiority - Daim

'Is it right to be instilling in students the thinking that all other religions are inferior to yours?'
Why should Kit Siang leave the country?

Why should Kit Siang leave the country?

LETTER | He has an inalienable right to stay in this country because he is a citizen.

483 police reports lodged over post insulting Prophet Muhammad

483 police reports lodged over post insulting Prophet Muhammad

The post has been deleted and MCMC's help is being sought to trace the Facebook user.

Stifling the Amman Message with a bomb threat

Stifling the Amman Message with a bomb threat

COMMENT | The bomb threat against the seminar suggests a degree of boldness that we have not witnessed before.
Both sides blame each other for '3R' surge

Both sides blame each other for '3R' surge

Harapan MPs used to debate on issues with substance during the previous administration, says Johari Abdul.

Hindu ash on my Catholic forehead

Hindu ash on my Catholic forehead

COMMENT | The writer shares interfaith encounters in the light of rising religious and sectarian narratives.

Don't sow enmity towards Islam - Perlis mufti to Muslims

Don't sow enmity towards Islam - Perlis mufti to Muslims

This follows the recent criticism of Lim Guan Eng over a Chinese couplet hung in his office.

Are we talking about race and religion more under 'new' Malaysia? Yes, data shows

Are we talking about race and religion more under 'new' Malaysia? Yes, data shows

SPECIAL REPORT | This is based on Malaysiakini’s analysis of Dewan Rakyat debates and media reports before and after GE14.
Orang Asli have the right to their beliefs

Orang Asli have the right to their beliefs

LETTER | Any attempt to lure the community into religious conversions should be condemned.

India rejects US report on attacks on minority Muslims

India rejects US report on attacks on minority Muslims

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar maintains that 'India is proud of its secular credentials.'

Bodies of Bateq tribespeople buried in Kuala Koh Muslim cemetery

Bodies of Bateq tribespeople buried in Kuala Koh Muslim cemetery

Maik officer says the Muslim burials were carried out with the permission of the victims' families.

Let Orang Asli practise their faith freely

Let Orang Asli practise their faith freely

MP SPEAKS | Any attempt to convert them will be a stumbling block to national unity.
Plan to standardise syariah criminal laws approved

Plan to standardise syariah criminal laws approved

Gov't says inconsistencies in punishments are unjust to the accused.

Yoursay: Mahathir’s warped logic in refusing to extradite Zakir Naik

Yoursay: Mahathir’s warped logic in refusing to extradite Zakir Naik

YOURSAY | ‘His comparison between Zakir and Sirul is misconceived, misleading and misses the point.’
Bateq tribespeople still hold on to traditional beliefs - academic

Bateq tribespeople still hold on to traditional beliefs - academic

Unisza's Mohamad Asmawi Ibrahim says this is despite the majority having embraced Islam.

Yoursay: Harapan must face race-religion challenge head-on

Yoursay: Harapan must face race-religion challenge head-on

YOURSAY | ‘Make race a non-issue instead by placing importance on M’sians and bringing them to the fore.’