It is a horrible feeling to wake up to. It was only two months ago, after all, that a terrorist carried out the Westminster attack (I was literally across the river!) so I was lulled into letting my guard down as these attacks don’t come that often. And worse, yesterday’s suicide bombing carried out on the Manchester Arena took Islamic terrorism to a whole new level: These monsters are now going after kids. The attacker, one Salman Abedi, 22... Read more
Dear Mr Zuckerberg, I am a Muslim. I believe in God and love my Islamic faith very much. You may find what I am about to ask you to be very strange indeed – I would like to make a plea for you to protect the Atheist Republic page and other pages of atheists, freethinkers, secularists which were banned from Facebook recently. But before I make my plea, let me first share my opinion with you about the Atheist Republic... Read more
Today is a dark day for Indonesia. Their first Chinese Christian governor of Jakarta, affectionately named ‘Ahok’, was sentenced to two years imprisonment for the shambolic crime of blasphemy. It was such a clear set up that the reaction from the social media was one of utter anguist and bemusement. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok, was made governor of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia in 2014. It was a celebrated appointment. He was only the second Christian to be honoured... Read more
A meme has been appearing on my newsfeed intermittently in the last year or so. Every so often, it would pop with the seemingly profound truth – Science flies you to the moon, Religion flies you into buildings. The meme would garner thousands of likes and supportive remarks. To be quite honest, I really do not blame this meme’s author nor the people who support its sentiment. Religion has long since gained a terrible reputation as the cause behind untold... Read more
I share a special bond with my eldest nephew. On the night he was born, ten thousand miles away in Malaysia, I was undergoing lifesaving surgery in London. His birth was not an easy one either and I remember hoping, as we were both in our respective operating theatres, that we would live to meet each other. Of course we both did but for the three ensuing years, still had not met each other. All that time, I only had... Read more
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