| Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is the state assemblyman for Seri Setia and Parti Keadilan Rakyat's Communications Director. |
The limits of divide and rule
November 05, 2012NOV 5 — It was inevitable. After feeling increasingly impotent in the face of Umno’s racial rhetoric, the MCA followed the example of its “big brother” by taking a strong, anti-Islamic line in order to scare Chinese Malaysians back into supporting it.Since BN’s massive victory in 2004, Umno’s politics have shifted to the right. While the major setback … Read More
Tariq Ramadan and Malaysia
July 23, 2012JULY 23 — Tariq Ramadan, the European Muslim intellectual and Oxford professor, was recently in Malaysia for various speaking engagements. He is the maternal grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna. His father, Said Ramadan, was exiled by Gamal Abdel Nasser to Switzerland.Tariq is probably one of the world’s best-known Western Muslim … Read More
Why fear a Malaysian Spring
December 05, 2011DEC 5 — In his speech at the 2011 Umno general assembly, Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir claimed that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan Rakyat are trying to topple the federal government through a form of democracy that is alien to Malaysia. This desperate statement illustrates how out of touch the Umno-BN government has become.Mukhriz justified his claim by … Read More
Passionate Malaysians Down Under
October 19, 2011OCT 19 — In May this year I received an invitation from the Malaysian Students Council – Victoria Chapter, Australia to speak at the Malaysian Aspiration Program 2011. I was excited as I have never had the opportunity to visit Australia before.After confirming my attendance, I contacted friends and supporters of Pakatan Rakyat there and thus arranged a … Read More
Time for Malaysia to move forward
September 20, 2011SEPT 20 — You would think that politics does not figure very highly during the Hari Raya celebrations. But this is Malaysia, and politics, for better or for worse, permeates every bit of our life.PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu’s statement on the Bukit Kepong incident and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s speech on the eve of Malaysia Day dominated … Read More
The story of true jihad (Part 2)
September 06, 2011SEPT 6 — Last year, after getting some Kinokuniya book coupons for a speaking engagement I decided to cash it in on a few books including John W. Kiser’s “Commander of the Faithful: the Story of True Jihad”. This was a biography of Amir Abdul Qadir al-Jazairi — known as Emir Abd el-Kader to the West.I was spooked as I had never heard of Abdul Qadir. What … Read More
The story of true jihad (Part 1)
August 22, 2011AUG 22 — Being a lover of books particularly on politics and history I have always yearned for the Muslim equivalent to Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King — inspiring modern examples of superior moral leadership that touched the world for their selflessness and benevolence. After all Islam had always emphasised the idea of justice and … Read More
The real lesson from the Jais-Damansara Utama Methodist Church controversy
August 11, 2011AUG 11 — The recent controversy over the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) raid on the Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) reminded me of a visit I made to a shelter for Muslim HIV patients in Subang Jaya a few years back.One of the members of my PKR division was active in a mosque in that area. She introduced me to the shelter, which was … Read More
My Bersih story
July 16, 2011JULY 16 — I marched at the first Bersih rally in November 2007, but Bersih 2.0 was a whole different experience.First, the level of BN paranoia and intimidation was way more intense than what it was in the first gathering. Secondly, there were more “newbies” — particularly the young and the middle class. The crowd was also more multi-racial.I will be frank. … Read More
The special position of Sabah and Sarawak
June 18, 2011JUNE 18 — I must admit I used to be a typical “orang Semenanjung.” I questioned why the people of Sabah and Sarawak insisted on doing things differently, and for having far more extensive powers than the states in Peninsular Malaysia.This was before I ever set foot in those two states. Like many Peninsular Malaysians who have travelled across the world, … Read More
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