Monday, 19 September 2011

New Ottomans, Persian Iran and diminishing American influence

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In the sixteenth century the Mediterranean Sea was an Ottoman lake. From their capital Istanbul, the Ottomans held sway over lands including...
Sunday, 11 September 2011

Is Singapore’s Administration of Muslim Law Act immune from debate?

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Since my return to Singapore in 2009, the Straits Times has published many of my letters. Subjects have included Temasek Holding , Singapore...
Monday, 5 September 2011

Singapore’s ‘Arabian Spring’ and its new political landscape

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A gust of the Arabian Spring breeze blew straight across West Asia and found itself on the shores of East Asia's Little Red Dot . Arab d...
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Eid Mubarik

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  The Grand Moofti wishes Eid mubarik to all readers!
Monday, 29 August 2011

Libya and Egypt: regime versus leadership change

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Almost without exception, Arab summers are hot: temperatures above forty degrees normal. However, summer 2011 may go down as one of the regi...
Monday, 22 August 2011

Charity, MUIS and being a Pakistani-Malay-Indian Singaporean

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It is not often I am contacted by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS). When MUIS does contact me it is almost certainly about ...
Monday, 15 August 2011

London’s burning: England’s riots ‘a conspiracy hatched in Pakistan’s tribal areas’

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Most thought the recent riots in England were simple riots involving hooligans. However, in a bizarre twist to a constantly unfolding plot ...