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Is Islam, Judaism and Christianity still relevant today?

By FAZLY M. FAUZY
I was asked recently to write an article about homosexuality in Islam.
At first I started by trying to look up verses from the Quran, Bible and even those from the Torah on the subject. Why include the Bible and Torah you may ask? The reason primarily being that Islam regards Christians and […]

Part 1, Analyzing Malaysian Parties: Gerakan’s infighting, demise and future

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By KEITH LEONG
The general elections of 8 March 2008 has dramatically and permanently changed the face of Malaysia’s political landscape. Our nation is irrevocably moving towards a two-party system, so all the eyes will be on the existing parties; on how they negotiate the new realities as well as challenges.
This will […]

BBC Hardtalk: Mahathir on Badawi, anti-semitism and stance against the West

Editor’s note: Ignore the added voiceover. There are some inaccuracies in the Malay translation.
What do you think of Mahathir’s comments? Please post comments below.

Why fuel subsidies will not help Malaysians

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By ANDREW WONG
Most people should know by now that the government is now recanting its initial plan to further reduce fuel subsidies in our country.
Even the marginally intelligent observer would recognize this move as a method of appeasing an irked electorate and to rebuild the establishment’s image as a generous and benevolent […]

Malaysian lesbian: Am I a practicing Muslim?

By ANA A.
I spent last weekend with some friends in San Francisco. We took three energetic dogs to two different parks, watched cute girls pass us by as we ate lunch at Tartine’s – fabulous bakery on Guerrero and 18th. I had just met one of the girls in our group that day. She and […]

Post-election dilemma: Should I return to Malaysia?

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By EDMUND TEOH
In a lot of ways, the recent election in Malaysia has affected me on a far greater personal level than I could have ever imagined. Yes, as much as I felt the jubilation alongside my fellow Malaysians that we are finally seeing the silver lining for true democracy from the […]

‘Dare 2 Document’ 2008 - filmmaking competition – deadline extended

KOMAS Freedom Film Fest (FFF08) is once again looking for daring human rights stories to be made into film. This year’s theme, “Democratic Space – Making Room for Human Rights” is to highlight the deteriorating state of democratic rights in Malaysia.
What is democracy and where is the democratic space in Malaysia?
The three winners […]

Part 2: Does your vote count? Not really…

Editor’s note: Parts one and two of this story were submitted simultaneously. No views were changed in the interim between their posting. Please do not restart discussions already ongoing in the comments section of part one.

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By JEREMY MAHADEVAN
In the first part of this article, we looked at the probabilistic arguments against voting, […]

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