KUALA LUMPUR: A US-based academic has lamented what he alleges is the general unwillingness of contemporary Muslim scholars to emulate their predecessors by using critical thinking in the study of their religious tradition. Ebrahim Moosa, a professor of Islamic studies at Indiana’s Notre Dame University, said such inertia had contributed to making today’s Muslims appear narrow minded to others. In generations past, he said, Muslim thinkers were well known for their intellectu

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Those in power must abide by the Rukun Negara, especially its principles of the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law, Negri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir said today The Negri Sembilan ruler called for the protection of the independence of institutions under the law, in the judiciary, enforcement agencies, as well as commissions. “These actions are necessary so that institutions created under the Federal Constit

We refer to the Malay Mail Online report on 13 Jan 18, ‘In fiery speech, cleric tells forum only Malays fought invaders, communists’. It was reported that Ismail Mina Ahmad, the chairman of the Ummah, an umbrella group for Muslim organisations, asserted that only the Malays had battled the communists. He also said that only the Malays fought against the British and Japanese. The other assertion by the chairman of Ummah was that outspoken minorities (referring to non-Malays) p

Everything we see and everything we hear make up the totality of who we are. And who we are reflects how everyone sees the whole group which we belong to. The media industry itself can act as a moral gatekeeper that spreads its influence to its audience through visuals and sounds that subconsciously (and actively) shape the oblivious minds of the people. So what happens when its influences become apparent to the conscious minds of the minority group who does recognise the fla

From India to Malaysia, Merck Foundation continues their collaborative efforts to build healthcare capacity in Africa and Developing Countries. Merck Foundation (MF) announces the “Merck Diabetes Award” and “Merck Hypertension Award” 2017 winners from Malaysia. Over 30,000 medical graduates from more than 35 countries have benefited from the foundation’s partnership with universities and governments of many nations across Asia and Africa. In 2017, over 100 candidates from Afr

During his long tenure as prime minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad brought Malaysia to the centrestage in international relations. Malaysia became a well-respected leader of the Third World. It was strong enough to take an independent stance in foreign policy, particularly when the US was the sole superpower leading the then-unipolar world. Mahathir’s personality and his personal beliefs shaped the character of the country’s foreign policy with strong commitments to Asean, the Non