Lessons from Muharram and Ashoura for Singapore Muslims
By Hurr Riyahi There are two important religious occasions coming up for Muslims. The first is the start of a new year in the Islamic Hijri Calender. The first month of Islamic Calender is called Muharram. Muslims typically refer to the start of the new Hijri year as coming of Muharram. The second occasion is Ashoura which is...
One single slogan for the opposition front: “Singapore for Singaporeans”
OPINION Judging from press reports, letters to the Straits Times Forum, bantering in internet chatrooms as well as conversations between Singaporeans in the HDB heartland, immigration will emerge as the single most important issue in the next general election due by 2011 which may trigger a mini political tsunami in Singapore. Though...
Case of drug-trafficker Yong Vui Kong: why is the AGC so keen to send him to the gallows?
OPINION In a rare decision, the Singapore Court of Appeal comprising Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong and Judges of Appeal Andrew Phang and V.K. Rajah, decided to give convicted drug trafficker Yong Vui Kong more time to file a new appeal. The case attracted considerable attention from both the local and international media because...
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