Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Locally manufactured versus imported Muslims: Malay-Muslims and ‘other’ Muslims

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The life of an idea is never dull. At least the life of those ideas that survive. Many die a natural death. Some linger and transform our li...
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Is the Little Red Dot a Special Administrative Region within Greater China?

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Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee's is no stranger to controversy. His most recent storm was caused by his comments about the regional...
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Monday, 9 November 2009

Singapore’s secularism – is there an opt-in clause for Muslims?

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Many may consider Singaporean Muslims to be a privileged segment of the Republic's population. Muslims are served by a Minister in Char...
Friday, 6 November 2009

Of Mothers, babies, storks and nation states

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Valuing human relationships is a tricky business. Is a relationship between two people quantifiable based on years spent together? Is the a...
Thursday, 5 November 2009

The Global Economy, Futures Contracts and Good Old Fashioned Lock and Roll

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There is no doubt my hair is important to me. It may be vanity or it may be a yearning for youth. Whatever the reason, I like having hair o...
Wednesday, 4 November 2009

Branding Singapore Inc. – Crazy Horse, F1, Casinos and Shopping Malls

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Building upon the economic and political foundation laid during its first few decades of independence, Singapore's political leadership ...
Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Will Islam’s ‘Scarface’ (Tony Montana) Please Make Himself Known to the Taliban?

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The world was awash with narcotics in the 1980s. The drugs business was certainly larger than any multi-national business of the time. Many ...