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    Deep in the paradox

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/05/2022

    » In Cairo, a religious student at the prestigious Al-Azhar Islamic University is recruited by secret police to infiltrate a Muslim Brotherhood cell. In Mashad, a holy city in Iran, a serial killer prowls a seedy suburb and strangles head-scarfed prostitutes. In the first film, bloodlust officials torture dissidents with abandon. In the second film, religion is evoked and the name of God is cited as a justification for murder. This begs the obvious question: Will Boy From Heaven be banned in Egypt, and Holy Spider Iran?

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    More meditating, less talking please

    Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 18/10/2021

    » Whenever there are reports of Buddhist monks misbehaving or violating the monastic code of conduct, we often hear comments like "They are causing a decay to the religion" and "They should be kicked out of the monastery right away".

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    Signs of integration with the freedom of the veil

    Oped, Published on 23/12/2021

    » The latest controversy over the hijab, the headscarf worn by Muslim women, erupted at the end of October. Ironically, the trigger was an anti-discrimination campaign launched by the Council of Europe.

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    Praise be to Trump

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 17/04/2022

    » They opened with an invocation, summoning God's "hedge of thorns and fire" to protect each person in the dark Phoenix parking lot.

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    Peacetime frigate?

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/11/2023

    » Re: "Sutin backs military modernisation", (BP, Nov 10).

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    The year travellers came back

    Life, Published on 21/12/2023

    » Upon the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit, Covid-19 became a seasonal virus and the world was full of hope again as borders reopened and travellers longed to indulge their wanderlust. This lit the torch for tourism to bounce back.

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    Isoc's role in society

    Published on 06/11/2023

    » Re: "Isoc brass return fire following criticism of unit", (BP, Nov 5).

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    But those socks!

    Postbag, Published on 22/10/2023

    » Re: "PM directs charm offensive at GCC", (BP, Oct 21).

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    The roar of the past

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/12/2023

    » On display at Singapore Art Museum (SAM), "Time & The Tiger" is a captivating mid-career retrospective by renowned Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen. Ho is a visual artist, writer, theatre director and filmmaker whose practice challenges conventional hierarchies and people's understanding of the past.

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    A joyous sound

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 07/11/2023

    » In 2001, the legendary US Gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama released an album on Peter Gabriel's Real World Records label. It was a hugely popular album which garnered the band a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. It included their version of Tom Wait's song Way Down In The Hole, which was the theme song for the TV miniseries The Wire. Their version is better than Waits' in my view.

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