Sometimes I wonder, really wonder, whether some Muslims want to actually live in a homogeneous society and fence themselves up from everything that is not Islam or Islam enough. But then I see them using facebook, whatsapp, smart phones, instagram;…
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Shahbaz Taseer, the son of a Pakistani politician, has spoken out about his four years in captivity. Mr Taseer was seized by gunmen in Lahore in August 2011, months after his father Salman was killed for opposing Pakistan’s blasphemy laws….
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I was at a celebratory event a couple of days ago and the waiters were offering wine. ‘oh I don’t drink alcohol’ – a simple reply that I’ve said time and time again but this time, I hear a new…
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In a country where acronyms rule, the latest abbreviation takes the cake. A professional mediation organisation, Singapore International Mediation Institute – or rather unfortunately SIMI (hokkien for what) – opened on Nov. 5, 2014. People can consult SIMI on matters regarding mediation….
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