FFFA Founder Nizar Bigbear: “Beware Of Non-Registered/Regulated...
“First class manipulator.” That was his reaction when ST’s article “$53k raised for baby’s surgery lost to ‘scammer’ on crowdfunding website” was published on 4 Feb. Nizar Mohd Shariff or many know him...
View ArticleAre Megachurches A Concern For Singaporean Society?
The news that Kong Hee won his recent court case should not come as a shock. While it is still too early to judge our society’s reaction over CHC, suffice to say, CHC supporters are satisfied. Kong...
View ArticleHarga Pakej Haji Singapura 2018 Diumumkan; S$7,000 (Yang Termurah) Dan...
SINGAPURA: Harga pakej-pakej haji yang diluluskan oleh Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) tahun ini, berharga antara sekitar S$7,000 (yang termurah) dengan S$18,465 (paling mahal). Harga-harga...
View ArticleWhy Not Make Thaipusam A National Holiday Again Alongside Deepavali, CNY And...
Another year, another incident. You’ve probably seen it – that viral video taken at the Thaipusam procession, or at least heard of its existence: How a volunteer officer from the Hindu Endowment Board...
View ArticleMultiracialism: Chinese New Year, A Muslim Friday Prayers And An American’s...
Malay Muslims at Friday prayer time just below apartments where joyous Chinese New Year celebrations are taking place throughout Singapore. Once again, I have conflicting emotions of humility and...
View ArticleIsmail Fitrey: Singapore Striking Sensation Who Disappeared From Football And...
Touted as one of Singapore’s most talented strikers at the time, Ismail Fitrey showed plenty of promise at Sembawang Rangers and Tampines Rovers. But at just 26, the man known among some fans as ‘the...
View ArticleBrave Yale-NUS Students Tired Of Not Having Their Voices Heard Hold Silent...
Dissatisfied with certain school policies and unhappy with the way the school dealt with their opinions, some 29 students from Yale-NUS College conducted a silent sit-in on Friday, March 9. According...
View ArticleWill Geylang Serai Lose Its Malay Cultural Identity After The $3.2 Billion...
Will Geylang Serai lose the Malay cultural identity that we always had after this big ‘rejuvenation’? Take a look at some of the reactions from the Malay community. “In my opinion, Geylang Serai has...
View ArticleCommentary: Why I Will Not Miss Singapore When I Leave To Work Overseas
I made the following comment on politician Khan Osman’s post and I thought if sharing it with you. I will of course miss my parents, family and friends, but not the country. Here is what I wrote: “If u...
View ArticleMalays, Easily Stereotyped In NS Always Hear: ‘Kita Melayu Jadi Infantry....
“Kita Melayukan, jadi …. infantry lah …. don’t put your hopes too high.” Those were the words uttered to me during my son’s orientation at the beginning of his Officer cadet course almost 10 months...
View ArticleHow Would Muslims In Singapore Bury Their Dead Once Land In Singapore Runs Out?
Someone posed this question on the Internet, hoping to get some answers. Mohammad Sakib Arifin from Bangladesh opined that land will never run out but if it does then Muslims will bury the dead in...
View ArticleOther Malay Stereotype Stories Surfaces After Viral Google & Canteen Helper...
After Singaporean woman, Atikah Amalina, who goes by the handle @thetudungtraveller, shared with the public of her experience with microaggression due to being Malay and wearing a tudung, a similar...
View ArticleImpermissible to drink “Zero Alcoholic” Beer, Says Office Of the Mufti SG
Can Muslims drink “0% alcohol” beer? The answer is NO. It is not permissible if it meets either or both the criteria below. 1. The process of making the drink is similar to the process done to make...
View ArticleA&W’s Comeback To Singapore Plagued By ‘Halal Not Halal’ Issue.. Seriously?
Yes, again the ‘Halal Not Halal’ issue is baccccccccck and the TRENDING restaurant that everyone is talking about now is A&W Singapore. “We gave up. The queue was 1 hour.” Said one of the kiasu...
View ArticleAppeal for Singaporean Muslim Women to Exercise their Freedom to Wear the...
Appeal for Singaporean Muslim Women to Exercise their Freedom to Wear the Hijab (in Arabic) or Tudung (in Malay) at Work Recently the Irish Police has announced it will follow in the footsteps of its...
View ArticleBrave SG Girl Stops Pervert Who Tried To Break Into Handicap Toilet With 20...
In a public service announcement made on instagram, a local girl who was on a night out reported her encounter with a suspicious man who tried to break into the handicap toilet she was in while she was...
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