A prominent member of a Catholic order was sentenced to jail yesterday (May 5, 2022) for sexually abusing minors more than a decade ago. The Archbishop apologised in a letter the same day, though it raised more questions, like why it took so long for a police report to be filed (read here). Today (May …
(Update on May 6, 2022: The communications office of the Archbishop has responded to media queries. I’ve written a follow-up to this blogpost here.) A prominent member of a Catholic order in Singapore was sentenced to 5 years jail today (May 5, 2022) for his sexual abuse of two teenage boys more than a decade …
*First published in The Middle Ground on May 12, 2017 YOU’D think that with all the anti-Islam prejudice us Muslims chafe against, we would be better at recognising and weeding out the bigotry in our own backyard. Apparently not. Last Monday’s (May 1, 2017) Yahoo article on the minority Ahmadiyyah community in Singapore drew a …
I must confess, the idea of a puritan, “one true Islam” appealed to me a while back. With all the uncertainty that we face in our lives, a clear cut follow-this-and-you-will-go-to-heaven is deeply attractive. I may not get far in this world, but at least my soul will spend an eternity in pleasure. But the …
Why is there such strong (and often illogical) resistance to, among other things, suggestions for a medical review on FGC? Related post: On the Hijab, FGC, and the problem with some Muslim men I’m sure there are a few reasons, though I cannot help but focus on the ideologues because they’ve been some of the …