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To criticise Islam is Islamic
Criticising Islam is Islamic By Zan Azlee So I’ve been threatened and warned to watch my back because I tend to question issues regarding Islam. And guess who are the ones threatening me? My fellow...
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The actual Malay dilemma
The actual Malay dilemma By Zan Azlee It seems that one of the big discussions amongst Malaysians at the moment is if we are actually getting too sensitive. This is because of the “offence” that we...
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Non-Muslims funded a mosque? Gasp! Happy Merdeka!
Non-Muslims funded a mosque? Gasp! Happy Merdeka! By Zan Azlee Malaysia has gone to the dogs. But that would be such a negative statement for a column that has the intentions of commerating this...
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Happy Merdeka! Even if it isn’t.
Happy Merdeka! Even if it isn’t. By Zan Azlee It’s that time of the year again when all of the media gears their content towards that one national theme – Merdeka Day. How cliched, but somehow...
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Sabahans could be Earth’s saviours!
Sabahans could be Earth’s saviours By Zan Azlee The movement and collection of heat and carbon dioxide caused by pollution and global warming shows a worrying trend for countries near the equator....
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‘Allah’– the Malay word that isn’t
‘Allah’ – the Malay word that isn’t By Zan Azlee Malaysia is a multicultural, multiracial and multireligious country, according to the government of Malaysia. And, Malaysia is also supposed to be...
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A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet By Zan Azlee Call me murtad (apostate), I don’t care. Call me syirik (polytheist), I don’t care. Heavy accusations in Islam, these two. I hope the...
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I challenge Ridhuan Tee to a ‘telur’ size-off!
A ‘telur’ size-off! By Zan Azlee I know Ridhuan Tee wasn’t aiming his latest column in Sinar Harian entitled ‘Mana telur kita?’ specifically at me. But my column today is aimed right at him. Sometimes...
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Singapore and Malaysia – two bigots in a pod?
Singapore and Malaysia – two bigots in a pod? By Zan Azlee What’s the difference between Malaysia and Singapore? That’s the age old question ever since the island state decided to opt out from being a...
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Does Ridhuan Tee consider himself educated?
Does Ridhuan Tee consider himself educated? By Zan Azlee I’ve been secretly smiling to myself almost everyday the past week. It is because I’ve been very happy with certain stories I’ve been reading...
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Holy Water vs. Air Yasin
Holy Water vs. Air Yasin By Zan Azlee Recently, while I was casually browsing through the JAKIM (Department of Islamic Development Malaysia) website, I stumbled upon something interesting. (Please...
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We must debate the Quran!
We must debate the Quran! By Zan Azlee I’m a Muslim, or so I claim. I believe in the religion, its God and its prophet. I also sin like the rest of us. I’m like any normal Muslim, I guess. I’m not a...
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Yuna – brilliant talent or just plain exoticsm?
Yuna – brilliant talent or just plain exoticism? By Zan Azlee Congratulations to Yuna for making it to number 19 onHuffingtonpost.com’s top 20 artists to listen to in 2014. It’s quite an achievement...
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In bleak times, faith in Allah should prevail
In bleak times, faith in Allah should prevail By Zan Azlee Three years ago, I remember shooting a television reportabout the “Allah” issue in Malaysia for a Dutch news agency. I had interviewed Herald...
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Wayang kulit, pigs and Islam
Wayang kulit, pigs and Islam By Zan Azlee I remember many years ago, I directed a documentary film about Dollah Baju Merah, the last classically trained wayang kulit dalang in Malaysia from Kelantan....
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Get that RM1,200, Teresa Kok!
Get that RM1,200, Teresa Kok! By Zan Azlee Time and time again I have said it. Malaysians have no appreciation for satire, sarcasm and humour. And that is just so laughable that it just is not funny....
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I’ve been to church and surprisingly, I’m still a Muslim!
I’ve been to church and surprisingly, I’m still a Muslim! By Zan Azlee When I was in primary school, I went to a school called SRK St. Joseph in Johor Bahru. Yes folks! It was a Christian missionary...
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Raja Bomoh needs to be brought down
Raja Bomoh needs to be brought down By Zan Azlee Malaysian Christians who are practising an Abrahamic faith, as is Islam, are forbidden to use the Arab word “Allah”, which means “God”, because it...
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I agree with Ridhuan Tee
I agree with Ridhuan Tee By Zan Azlee I never thought in my entire life that I would one day state publicly that I am in support of my self-declared arch nemesis Ridhuan Tee Abdullah. But here it is,...
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No place for racial and religious supremacy
No place for racial and religious supremacy By Zan Azlee I believe everyone is created equal. And Indian is created equal as a Chinese who is also created equal as a Malay. And so are the Ibans,...
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