Wednesday July 26, 2006Shift in focus neededMUSINGS by MARINA MAHATHIRI RECENTLY visited my favourite museum in Istanbul. The Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) was built in 537 AD as the most magnificent of churches by Emperor Justinian, filled with beautiful mosaics of Christian saints. When the Turks conquered Constantinople in 1453, the church was converted into a mosque.At first the Turks preserved the...
31 July 2006
17 July 2006
by Marina Mahathir | re-published by SambalBelacan on 17 July 2006
Wednesday July 12, 2006Double standardsMUSINGS by MARINA MAHATHIRSOMETIMES I think some people are right when saying that Malaysians are easily confused. We perpetually contradict ourselves without even being aware of it.One of the concepts we are almost always confused about is the concept of freedom of speech. There are some people who don’t believe that anyone should have any freedom of speech...
03 July 2006
by Marina Mahathir | re-published by SambalBelacan on 03 July 2006
Wednesday June 28, 2006True meaning of pluralismBy MARINA MAHATHIRIf there’s one thing that can be said about globalisation, it’s that sometimes you wonder where you are. You look out your window, whether you’re in KL, New York or Manila and you see McDonald’s and for a minute there, you’re not sure what country you’re in. I was just reading about my fellow women writers around the world and came...
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