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The constitution and apostasy: Freedom of religion should include Malays and Muslims

By JONATHAN LIM
Who determines your religious identity? You or the government?
Revathi Masoosai, who was named Siti Fatimah by her Muslim parents, say she was brought up a Hindu. Religious authorities say she is a Muslim.
It is a frightening situation. Revathi and Malaysians who no longer embrace Islam as their religion […]

theCICAK IJOK EXCLUSIVE: Student Affairs Department and MIC Youth Brigade stalk and threaten university students on election grounds

Three men, in blue and yellow shirts, from the MIC Youth Brigade intimidated Tuan Mee estate residents who were looking at election survey forms handed out by students. A youth brigade member snatched a survey form from a participant.
By CHUA SUE ANN
I went to Ijok last Sunday as a student and an “election tourist.”
I went […]

Swarthmore Foundation’s US$2,500 grant willl fund theCICAK’s next competition

theCICAK’s special projects manager, Andrew Loh, received a US$2,500 grant from the Swarthmore Foundation at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. Loh applied for the grant in mid-March.
This grant will fund theCICAK’s second annual writing competition. This year’s theme is “50 Years, 50 Heroes: Young Malaysians You Need to Know.” Read the entries and watch the video […]

Daulat Tuanku, saluting the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Photo by NABIL KANNAN
A performer salutes the king.
“Daulat Tuanku,” which literally means “long live the king” in Bahasa Melayu, is a gesture that subjects make when greeting or saluting monarchy.
This picture was taken during a celebration at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, honoring the installment of Malaysia’s 13th king, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku […]

Repent in rehab, embrace Islam: Malaysian woman charged for being an apostate

Al Jazeera’s weekly magazine Everywoman recently produced this story on apostasy in Malaysia.
It’s about a woman who was born Muslim but decides to marry a Hindu man. This video shows the controversy and debate regarding freedom of religion in Malaysia and the Syariah court’s reign on civil liberties.
What do you think about this […]

AUDIO INTERVIEW: Malaysian Virginia Tech student says Harian Metro fabricated facts in story

By POH SI TENG
The world was horrified when news organizations reported the murderous rampage at Virginia Tech in the United States. The incident took place on Monday, 16 April.
The lone gunman, Cho Seung-Hui, shot and killed 32 students and faculty members with two handguns. Cho later turned the gun on […]

Unofficial Pete Teo video: Drag queen, cab driver tryst goes awry

By PETE TEO
I seldom, if ever, explain my songs. So it came as a surprise how well the director interpreted the song without any help. It was obvious they had a lot of fun making the video, which is important, I think.
Still, the production value is some way short of what I would find […]

Where will badly designed targets lead us? Let’s study the NEP and students who chase A’s

By ELANOR TAN
Almost a decade has passed since I sat for my SPM. In those days, the highest possible numbers of A’s you could obtain was 10. Although almost irrelevant by today’s standard, achieving 10 A1’s was something quite rare – nation-wide, only slightly more than 50 students got them. After my SPM, I went […]

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