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Opinion30 Dec 2025
Not Broken, Just Unseen: Rethinking At-Risk Youth in Singapore
I have sat with youths who have broken many laws, skipped school for months, been kicked out of their homes, and never once heard someone tell them, “you still matter.” That kind of silence shapes a...
Jihad Suhaimi
11 min read
Opinion28 Nov 2025
Father – The Soul Architect of the Family
In the rapidly changing and digitally disruptive world today, most parents face multiple challenges: digital distractions, economic pressures, shifting cultural values, global uncertainties and...
Dr Bibi Jan Mohamed Ayyub BBM (L)
11 min read
Opinion31 Oct 2025
Adventures in the Nusantara
What does it mean to be Malay-Muslim? “What does it even mean to be Malay?” A friend once asked me. Growing up, I had assumed that there was only one uniform way of being a Malay-Muslim. Throughout...
Aidan Bakti Bin Mohd Zaidi
9 min read
Opinion22 Apr 2025
Between Two Lands: The Tale of the ‘Singaporean-Malaysian’ Daughter
As I was doing my research on the low-income and the poor communities in Malaysia, I stumbled upon a master’s thesis by Noorainn Binte Aziz, written in 2009 as part of the requirement for her Master...
Farhana Selamat
9 min read
Opinion27 Jan 2025
Normalisation of Ujub in the Contemporary World: A Personal Reflection
Ujub, an Arabic term that can be translated to vanity, self-admiration or self-conceit, denoting a spiritual ailment when a person...
Aric Hidir Amin
6 min read
Opinion02 Nov 2022
Employing Gen Z: Opportunities and Potential
Today’s professionals have reason to be hopeful. Despite the unprecedented impact of a global pandemic, work as we know it has changed for good. Now is a chance for all to hit refresh as the first of Gen Z joins the workforce. Also known as zoomers, these youth have never known a world without the Internet – born from 1995 to 2012, they learnt to walk as technology took great leaps to fit an entire world in the palm of their hand.
Tasha Enright
11 min read
Opinion15 Oct 2019
"Thomas Stamford Raffles: Schemer or Reformer" and Singapore's Bicentennial
This year will mark 200 years since modern Singapore was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles, an English colonial administrator. A small city-state, Singapore is sure to celebrate this feat with pomp and fanfare. A few arrangements are already on the horizon. First, 2 million more pieces of commemorative S$20 notes will be issued by October to meet the growing demand. The pioneering dollar bills are meant to symbolise Singapore’s tribute to nationhood and pay homage to those who helped in the founding of modern Singapore.
Syed Imad Alatas
6 min read
Opinion15 Oct 2019
The Ideal Muslim Woman
Growing up, I heard about Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) excellent character. Teachers from my weekend Islamic classes extolled the virtues of Sayyidina Abu Bakar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyidina Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). I marvelled at the rank and stature of Sayyidina Uthman and Sayyidina Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both). Sayyidina Umar’s sense of justice and fierce personality captivated me, seeing a tiny bit of my personality in him.
Ameera Begum
6 min read
Opinion15 Oct 2019
Does Workplace Tyranny Exist?
Whilst there have been many open discussions and platforms to raise the awareness of workplace discrimination, there is often little said about workplace tyranny which can make one’s life in the office intolerable. No one wants to wake up in the morning only to commute to a toxic work environment.
Maisarah Dasukie
6 min read
Opinion15 Oct 2019
The Power of Ideas: POFMA in Perspective
Somewhere, in a not too distant place, trouble is brewing. Unlike traditional Clausewitzian clashes fought on fields of rubble, in thick foliage, the new terrain bears little resemblance to this former image. The clanging of steel swords, as armies have at one another, the cracking of rifles in the background, displaced by the clickety-clack of keyboards. Displays of might and raw heft matter little in cyberspace – herein lies the new frontier.
Abdul Hakeem Akbar Ali
10 min read