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This is what the ‘Chinese’ want

 Posted by Aliran on 14 May 2013  3 Responses »
May 142013
 

What the Chinese want is, in fact, what the educated urban Malaysian voter, regardless of ethnicity, wants: respect, and an acknowledgement of their right to an inclusive, peaceful existence, says Dr Ong Hean Teik. Continue reading »

Um . . who’s calling who?

 Posted by Cecil Rajendra on 10 May 2013  No Responses »
May 102013
 

In this poem, Cecil Rajendra takes to task a certain race-based party for labelling others as racists. It should take a long hard look at itself in the mirror. Continue reading »

Paradox – bad eggs, good omelettes!

 Posted by K Haridas on 26 April 2013  No Responses »
Apr 262013
 

Whatever great things arise in the end, justice will not be served because the fixation with race has a way of intervening that corrupts everything including goals and institutions, says K Haridas. Continue reading »

‘Paradigm paralysis’

 Posted by Aliran on 20 April 2013  No Responses »
Apr 202013
 

The more race continues to drive our policies and choices, the more radical and polarised the situation is going to be. It is time for change, asserts K Haridas. Continue reading »

The racial monster in our daily lives

 Posted by Aliran on 3 December 2012  5 Responses »
Dec 032012
 

Only when the racist monster within us is destroyed will we be free to live in peace, justice and happiness in a truly united nation, writes Malaysian Legacy. Continue reading »

Why the world ‘Khan-not’ be divided into ‘us’ and ‘them’

 Posted by Aliran on 4 November 2012  No Responses »
Nov 042012
 

What seems to unfortunately escape the bigots of the world is that we are all part of humanity, a recurring message that the protagonist in My Name is Khan tries to impart, observes Mustafa K Anuar. Continue reading »

Rukunegara – a testament of hope lost

 Posted by Aliran on 5 July 2012  No Responses »
Jul 052012
 

A paradigm based on ethnicity cannot give birth to an inclusive mindset. For patriots this is the time to risk going for change, writes K Haridas. Continue reading »

How myths can be necessary and also dangerous

 Posted by Aliran on 10 February 2012  1 Response »
Feb 102012
 

We need to render ourselves immune to the crass and vulgar attempts to turn our national heroes, myths and legends into parochial tales to frighten the masses and to compel blind loyalty, writes Farish Noor. Continue reading »

A year-end look at Malaysia from afar

 Posted by Aliran on 5 February 2012  2 Responses »
Feb 052012
 

Half a century after independence, Malaysians remain clueless as to who and what they are, and remain as distant as ever from that once cherished ideal of a Malaysian nation for all Malaysians, observes Farish Noor. Continue reading »

‘Many nations do not collect ethnic data’

 Posted by Aliran on 27 June 2011  2 Responses »
Jun 272011
 

It is sad that after five decades of nationhood, our politics and policies are still heavily based on ethnic identity. Lim How Pim speaks to Andrew Aeria. Continue reading »

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