Telling It Straight by Marina Mahathir

If one has any misgivings about reading anything written by Marina because of who here father is, he should rid himself of this prejudice. Marina writes from her heart about issues that are dear to her. Issues such as AIDS and how the authorities in our country are in a state of denial, and how their actions (sometimes seemingly ignorant and sometimes seemingly stupid) are not helping the situation at all. She talks fearlessly about the religious authorities and their apparent mindless actions and how she worries about the obvious inequality they have imposed on Muslim women. She also talks about how the political leaders make ignorant decisions about the internet and blogging, making themselves the laughing stock and suggesting that these leaders should learn about Blogging 101. Marina writes with passion in an engaging and humorous style, making her writings a very enjoyable reading exercise.