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Paranormal 101: Powerful Jinns in Ancient Lore and Modern Sightings

Jinns Supernatural Paranormal Devil Islam

A screenshot from the 2014 American action-horror-thriller, Jinn that delves into the mythological concept of jinn, creatures made of smokeless fire, as per traditional lore. The film follows Shawn, who, after receiving a cryptic message and a mysterious VHS tape, discovers his family is cursed by a jinn seeking vengeance. With the help of a duo named Gabriel and Father Westhoff, and a shackled mental patient, Shawn confronts the ancient evil to protect his family and uncover truths beyond the visible world. Image source: IMDB

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Economy 101: Seriously, What Drives The Big Economy?

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Despite one can dismiss this as another dumb statement from the PAS leader where he openly says that the liberalisation of the capitalist-based economy & not an Islamic one is the root of the suffering of the people, the question is what makes or breaks the economy of the country like how it did in Venezuela? Image source: Malaysiakini/Twitter

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Health 101: Alcohol Moderation & Choosing Between the 2 Greater Evils

Alcohol Cigarette Tobacco Statistic Our World In Data Beer Malaysia

If one zooms down to the statistics in Malaysia, the risk from smoking is even higher at a factor of 4 compared to taking alcohol. The only known risk of alcoholism in Malaysia has been notable when there are deaths from drunken driving. Data source: Our World In Data

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General Knowledge 101: Between Raw Facts and Twisted Facts

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This just proves that there are too many idiots on social media who do not know the facts when they open their mouth to comment on something. This particular comment in the Facebook post is one such example where one is talking Edmund Hillary who had climbed the Mount Everest and not the politician Hillary Clinton.

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National Security 2020: ISIS Terrorists – Why Indonesia Can Do It, We Can’t?

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Seriously, the Pakatan Harapan government needs to go to a corner and reflect on its decision when it comes to bringing former ISIS terrorists and their radicalised families back to Malaysia. Why we are rolling out the red carpet to these terrorists? Infographic source: ISIS

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Religion 101: Oh No, Darwin Been Banned in Malaysia

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(Book on Darwin is banned in Malaysia. What is the criteria to ban a book? What constitutes a great endangerment of public harmony? It gets rather ugly when a book is banned just because it goes against one’s personal values and beliefs. Cartoon source: http://www.incidentalcomics.com)

Still, saying that the implementation of hudud will not impact the non-Muslims? Well, think again.

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Religion 101: Hudud – 1 Country, 2 Sets of Laws

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(Hudud – should Islamic law take over precedent over conventional law if the conventional already exist and been applied by the courts of the country? Why not improve on the existing laws and enforce it instead of bringing in another set of law that does not apply to all? Why reinvent the wheel? Cartoon source: The Net)

The issue of hudud have been in the news lately and there have been plenty of statements made in public and by various parties including politicians from both side of the fence, supporting for or opposing the implementation of hudud.

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Random Thoughts 101: Be Outraged But Be Fair Too

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(Being outrage on something is not confined to Islam and Muslims alone. Everyone has a right to protest and be angry if anyone belittle and insults one’s beliefs & faith but there must be a sense of reasonableness and fairness too. Have you done the right things and be fair to others? Image source: http://www.powerlineblog.com)

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Religion 101: Religion Rumours, Here We Go Again!

I really wonder whether we will ever cross the finishing line to be a developed country if highly political, religion and seditious matters are played on public grounds on regular basis, turning one Malaysian against another based on hearsays, political hidden agendas and highly charged emotions.

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(It is ok to fight for one’s religion and beliefs but it should be a fight for the betterment of mankind and not be used for political means. Image source: http://sathyasaibaba.wordpress.com)

It used to be the crosses on some cookies or the logo on a famed football club or “Christian” names on some schools.

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Advertisement 101: Ridiculous 1Malaysia Deepavali Ad

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(Despite the years, this is still the best Deepavali advertisement ever! It was funny, direct to the point and made us think for a second on the meaning of Deepavali. We will miss Yasmin Ahmad for her talents & creativity)

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Religion 101: Muddling Manchester United With Shortsighted Muslims

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(The famous Manchester United’s famed Red Devils logo after years of acceptance as a sign of an excellent football team in the country has found its way to the mind of a short-sighted religious man. Image source: E Daily Sports)

First, it was the cookies, and then it was on yoga and now the Manchester United’s football shirts? It looks like we have highly paid (with our money) civil servants with too much free time at their disposal.

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Religion 101: Playing Ignorance Of Law Is Not A Defence

Al Islam Religion Law Ignorance

(The magazine’s cocked up story was done after 2 Muslim reporters went undercover as Catholics and make a mockery of themselves, the notion of tolerance to other religions and fellow Malaysians and then claimed ignorance of the law. Image source: Nut Graph)

In law, there is a maxim that states “ignorance of the law is not a defence”

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