THE KK Mart socks incident that culminated in the throwing of three Molotov cocktail firebombs should have spurred leaders of all non-Muslim religions to jointly play a counselling role alongside Muslim ...
EACH of the world’s 12 officially recognised religions bears a unique quality, and for Taoism, its mark of distinction is the adulation of feminine soft power.
WHEN the eight billionth child was born on Nov 15, 2022, it triggered a sharp “over-population versus over-consumption” debate between conservationists who sounded the alarm and traditionalists who labeled ...
A HEART-BREAKING issue that still rears its head from Malaysia to California and from Mauritania to Armenia is child marriage. Although nuptials below the age of 18 are recognised by international agreements ...
THE dress code issue never gets worn out. Lately, the Rukun Negara has been dragged in to adorn the contention that dressing must be in line with the five precepts.
A COURT tussle in Texas, US over the request by a woman with a potentially life-threatening pregnancy to have an abortion highlights the danger of taking any religious prescription to the extreme.
CHURCH bells will soon ring merrily across the globe, and hosts of angelic children’s voices will proclaim in song the birth commemoration of Jesus Christ. Born on Christmas Day to Jewish parents in Israel ...
ETHNIC diversity improves the way people think. Disrupting conformity prompts you to scrutinise facts, contemplate more totally and develop rational opinions of your own.
SOME confusion exists over the term “secular” and whether Malaysia is a secular state. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently mentioned the need for this term to be properly understood to prevent ...
