The letter writer Ho Lay Ping (“Don’t equate difference in opinion with discrimination”, June 20) said that because the Pink Dot event is allowed to continue, it shows that “discrimination does not exist”. A minority community which faces no discrimination…
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Bismilaahirrahmaanirraheem… Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb. Dear My Muslim LGBTQ Brothers and Sisters… There’s something we need to confess to you. We, straight Muslims, do not hate you. In fact, we have never hated you. True, we may seem aggressive with our…
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Of late, the Muslim ‘Progressives’ in Singapore have been more vocal and assertive; and I welcome this. Previously, they worked behind the scenes and used to detest being labeled as ‘liberal Muslims’ and the like. It is high time they…
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AWARE is organising a 3-Part Ramadan talk on Gender in Islam, and first session is on 4 July. AWARE will be holding a series of presentations and discussions about the works of prominent Islamic scholars and their views on gender in…
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Bismilaahirrahmaanirraheem… Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb. Dear My Muslim LGBTQ Brothers and Sisters… There’s something we need to confess to you. We, straight Muslims, do not hate you. In fact, we have never hated you. True, we may seem aggressive with our…
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