Field service engineer Syed Irsyaad, 26, is due to head for the United States — where his firm is based — to undergo training in April, but thinks it is better that non-Muslim engineers go in his place now. Mr…
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At least one traveller from Malaysia was among the 71 detained at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday (Feb 1), following a seven-nation travel blacklist issued by US President Donald Trump in an executive order. According to…
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A prominent Muslim lawyer and legal adviser to the National League for Democracy was shot and killed at the Yangon airport yesterday afternoon, according to a senior member of the ruling party. Police believe the shooting was a targeted assassination….
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I remember making a joke when I was visiting New York last October: “It’s my last chance to visit the US before Trump becomes president and decides to ban Muslims.” That offhand joke is now a real nightmare, and laughter…
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Amongst the most common statements made when one recounts instances of racism in Singapore, or even discusses ethnicity in the first place is, ‘At least minorities here have it better than anywhere else in the world. Can you name me…
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