Event: The Standard Newspaper of 1st August 2013 reported that the National Association of Human Rights Activists (NAHRA) now wants all laws that discriminate lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) repealed. The association admitted that LGBTI persons were on the increase in the country and it is time their rights were recognized. Association chairman Ken Wafula expressed concern over laws that inhibit the rights of the LGBTI. Commentary: The…

UK journalist and feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez began receiving a barrage of online abuse after the Bank of England announced author Jane Austen would feature on the next £10 note - which had been the goal of her most recent campaign.  She reported receiving around "50 abusive tweets an hour" with graphic rape and death threats, saying that she was made to left feeling ‘under siege'. A debate has ensued: …

Allah (swt) informed the Muslims that He sent down the Quran, the revealed words of Allah as guidance to humankind, during the Night of Power, Laylut ul-Qadr. إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَـهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ "Verily, We have sent it down (The Quran) in the Night of Al-Qadr (Power)." [Surah Al-Qadr 97:1-2] And He (swt) further informed the Ummah that this night occurred within the most blessed of…

Event: MUAR: The Government will not trade off Malaysia's dignity and lead it to bankruptcy in regard to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations held in Kota Kinabalu last week. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Hamim Samuri said the government would not ink any agreement without considering the views of all concerned parties and safeguarding the people's rights. "This is evident from the nation's earnings of around…