SUNGAI Petani Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Johari Abdul’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Johari AbdulConstituency: Sungai PetaniParty: PKR (Opposition) Years as MP: Since 2008Government post: None Party position: Central leadership council member Political bureau member Kedah elections committee director Deputy […]
The price of speaking up
By Jacqueline Ann Surin(Pic by circo de invierno @ Flickr) CONSIDER this. Despite the available evidence of Al Islam‘s unethical undercover report in which the magazine’s Muslim journalist spat out the holy communion to photograph, no action is going to be taken. The Attorney-General’s Chambers decided this despite the police reports and a memorandum lodged by Catholics about […]
Boon for upholding Islam
By Shanon Shah“I hope there will be no more issues arising from the caning sentence which can be imposed by the syariah court on Muslim women to protect the sanctity of Islam.” HOME Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, anticipating the public’s questions about the feasibility and fairness of the caning of three Muslim women for “illicit sex”, […]
Scholar: Don’t define ethnicity by religion
By Ding Jo-AnnMoucarryKUALA LUMPUR, 5 Mar 2010: Defining an ethnic group in religious terms can lead to oppression and arrogance, an Islamic studies expert said at a public lecture about Islam and Christianity in the Middle East. Speaking at an International Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) lecture on 3 March, Dr Chawkat Moucarry said such definitions […]
No charges in police shooting
By Ding Jo-AnnPETALING JAYA, 4 Mar 2010: No charges will be brought against police who were involved in shooting single mother Norizan Salleh, but investigations may be conducted into reports that police stepped on her after she was shot. “Her allegations of being stepped on and punched after the shooting may have to be looked into to […]
Kamarudin Jaffar (Tumpat)
By Deborah LohTUMPAT Member of Parliament (MP) Kamarudin Jaffar’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: Kamarudin JaffarConstituency: Tumpat Party: PAS (Opposition)Years as MP: Since 1999Government position: None Party position: Central committee member Membership in parliamentary committee or caucus: Public accounts committee member Blog/website: http://kjtumpat.blogspot.com […]
Knowing our heroes
By Ding Jo-Ann(All pics below courtesy of Ahmad Sarji) VISITING Tun Ahmad Sarji’s office feels like taking a walk through Malaysian history. Photographs of national icons such as Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tan Sri P Ramlee line the walls, alongside old family portraits and pictures of Ahmad Sarji in the many roles he has played over the […]
Who speaks for Islam?
By Deborah LohCAN non-Muslims speak about Islam? For that matter, can faithful, practising but non-scholarly Muslims, or Muslim women, or Muslim human rights activists, speak about Islam? As long as the fundamentals of Islam are given due respect, can’t there be room for comment or to express concern about aspects in the implementation of Islamic law, which, […]
PKR’s resignations
By Shanon ShahWITHIN a month, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has been rocked with the resignations of high-profile party leaders, including three federal lawmakers. Bayan Baru Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim quit in early February 2010, followed by Nibong Tebal MP Tan Tee Beng a fortnight later. It might have been easy to dismiss […]
John Fernandez (Seremban)
By Deborah LohUpdated 4:20pm, 4 March 2010 SEREMBAN Member of Parliament (MP) John Fernandez’s response to the MP Watch: Eye on Parliament project, which asks all 222 MPs six questions. (Source: parlimen.gov.my) Name: John FernandezConstituency: Seremban Party: DAP (Opposition)Years as MP: Since 2008Government post: None Party position: Seremban vice-chairperson (Updated) Membership in parliamentary committee or caucuses: Asean […]
