Tag Archive: gender

Yaacob Ibrahim: Halimah Is Consistent And Never Shy To Speak Her Mind, I’ve Known Her For A Long Time

I’ve known Halimah for a long time. We first met in 1976 when I was an undergrad at the University of Singapore and she was in her third year of law school. We were at the University of Singapore Muslim…
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Disney Lodges Appeal On ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Ban In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: In a new twist to the ongoing Beauty and the Beast saga in Malaysia, Walt Disney has lodged an appeal with the Home Ministry about passing the film without cuts. But Malaysian Censorship Board (LPF) chairman Abdul Halim…
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Yazidi Woman Held As ISIS Sex Slave ‘Abused Every Day’ For Seven Months

A sex slave held by the terror group Isis for seven months has described her captors as “not like humans”. The 25-year-old woman, who has four children, was held by jihadists in Syria where she says she was abused every…
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NUS professor acknowledges ‘poor judgment’ in posts on sexuality

SINGAPORE — The National University of Singapore professor at the centre of an online controversy has acknowledged that his recent Facebook posts discussing his views on homosexuality caused offence, said NUS provost Tan Eng Chye. In a circular sent out…
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