30 June 2022

 Women matterBy MARINA MAHATHIRMUSINGSSunday, 26 Jun 2022LET us ask this straightforward question: does the Attorney General’s Chambers, and in fact the Government, think that women are second-class citizens? How else can we think about the AGC appealing against Malaysian women having the right to confer...

28 February 2022

Break the bias this yearBy MARINA MAHATHIRMUSINGSSunday, 27 Feb 2022IN a bid to up my knowledge recently, I started reading a book by Prof Leila Ahmed who teaches Women’s Studies and Religion at the Harvard Divinity School. Prof Leila is one of those hugely qualified scholars who has made it her mission to study...

31 January 2022

We need the leaders we truly deserveBy MARINA MAHATHIRMUSINGSSunday, 30 Jan 2022WE have a national flag, national anthem, and these days we have a National Pose too. It’s the palm of the hand slapped against the forehead, preferably with the head hung low and cheeks reddened.When we see our flag fly or sing NegaraKu,...