Selepas dibuang keluarga kerana pengislaman saya, saya mulakan kehidupan saya from the scratch. Dulu masa saya tinggal bersama ayah, segala keperluan disediakan tanpa perlu meminta. Memang perit. Terlalu perit untuk ditelan. Bukan sekali dua saya ditipu dalam bisnes. Tapi apa…
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Gopi Krishnan Gopal, who operated a stall in Politeknik Seberang Perai (PSP), Penang, has now claimed that he was told to convert to Islam if he wanted to continue running his business. The 45-year-old former engineer claimed that the PSP…
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This has been sitting in my draft for the longest time. I initially had the idea of writing this because there appears to be a lot of assumptions being made on the circumstances that surrounded my conversion. So here goes! …
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After almost 20 years as a Muslim, I have arrived at some conclusions that put me at odds with the community. 1. I do not believe the hijab is necessary. It is a cultural affection of the Arabs that evolved…
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I need to get this off my chest. I was seeing a new doctor yesterday (4th time this month, don’t ask) and she expressed surprise that my name sounded ‘Chinese’ when I’m wearing a hijab (and therefore look like a…
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